Beneath the Hood (Sugarlake, #3)

by Emily McIntire

For anyone who has ever hidden behind a happy face. It’s okay to not be okay.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Reader discretion is advised. Beneath the Hood features strong language, sexual scenes, mental health issues (including eating disorders and panic attacks) and mature situations which may be considered triggers for some.

Sometimes it’s nice to feel wanted, to be the center of someone else’s everything, even temporarily.

I know what it’s like to be lost in your head, to feel so alone while you’re spinning at its mercy. I know what it’s like to spiral so fast and so deep you fear you’ll never see straight again. I know the pain of hiding your grief and doing it so well, so convincingly, that no one realizes they should be looking to see if it’s there.

“Your worth has nothing to do with how you look, Blake. It has to do with who you are. That’s what makes you beautiful.”