Masquerade [Paperback]

Canterwood Crest Academy cordially invites you to a costume party—with a special sweetheart surprise.

Canterwood is known for its fabulous parties, and Halloween is no exception. Lauren Towers is especially excited for the big day. Not only is it her favorite holiday, it’s also her birthday! And this year, she and her friends will celebrate in style—by attending Canterwood’s first-ever masquerade ball. What Lauren doesn’t know is that there’s a special someone behind a mask, just waiting to be revealed. Will this mysterious guest make this masquerademagnifique, or will her perfect birthday bash become a bummer?Masquerade

MEET MY NEW BFF—JUDGE NELSON!

A SHINY, SILKY BLUE RIBBON GLEAMED FROM Whisper’s bridle. The judge who’d pinned it there extended her hand to me. I shifted Whisper’s reins to one hand and read the judge’s name badge.MS. NELSON. I leaned down and shook her hand. This did not feel real.

“Congratulations, Miss Towers,” Ms. Nelson said, smiling. The brunette in a navy suit had appeared so intimidating when I’d ridden for her a short while ago. But now, I kind of wanted to crown her as my new BFF! She had given me a blue ribbon, after all.

“Thank you, Ms. Nelson,” I said.

My head felt as though it was going to float away from my body and into the cloudless sky. I truly hadn’t focusedon a ribbon during my first class with Whisper. My goal had been to do our best. Cliché, but true.

That was New Lauren—a competitor who thought of riding well first and placing later. Old Lauren, pre-Canterwood Lauren, would have accepted the ribbon, added it ls(