The Lure

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17) ][Read by Marisol Ramirez]From the bestselling author of the 'Daughters of the Moon' series comes a gritty, sexy novel about a teen who is forced to become a ''lure'' -- a beautiful girl used by a gang to ensnare its victims. -- Fifteen-year-old Blaise Montgomery lives in the gritty outskirts of Washington, DC, where a stray bullet can steal a life on the way to school. Drugs and violence are the only ways to survive, so Blaise and her friends turn to gangs. When Blaise is invited to join Core 9, one of the most infamous crews, she jumps at the chance. But things get only more dangerous when she joins. Trek, the head of Core 9, asks Blaise to be his ''lure,'' the sexy bait he'll use to exact revenge on enemy gang members. Blaise can't resist the money and power, but as tensions with a rival gang heat up, she begins to see that there's more to lose than she ever realized. Should Blaise continue to follow the only path she's ever known, or cut and run?