Callie James presents an average high school in which there are everyday students. One of the students wants to pay another student for protection for her brother from the school bullies. Pretty soon this turns into a down spiraling event in which everyone wants protection...

In author Callie James' book, Innocent, seventeen-year-old Missy and eighteen-year-old Will are stuck in the friendship zone. She often sleeps over at his house, hiding out from her abusive mother. She definitely wants more, but she is unsure of his feelings for her, and with...