Never let your friends get involved in your personal life. Lila and Nate learn this the hard way. They are the star-crossed lovers of Glendale High. For three years the students have waited for the two to get together. They begged Nate to put his past relationship behind him, and cringed when Lila started dating Bryce. Just your typical teenage romance, except they're the teachers. Lila, a guidance counselor with a sweet demear, has an answer for every problem, every problem but her own. A visit from childhood friend Bryce thrusts her calm world into turmoil, as emotions buried deep inside are dragged to the surface. He soon realizes what only a friend can tice and a lover regret, that Lila, unbekwnst to herself, is in love with Nate. Nate has seen better days. He is a history teacher stuck living in the past. Depression has kept his love for Lila unspoken, his ego frail after being cheated on. Now Lila and Nate's coworkers must unleash a scheme and uncover Lila's true feelings. In a school this sey what better way to get fast results than to involve the student population? The students are all too eager to get involved. If everything goes as planned Lila will have to choose between two men. If her friends fail they might destroy these three and ruin their friendship. No wonder the scheme is called Project Torture.
Laura Brown lives in Massachusetts with her quirky abnormal family. Laura and her three cats are differently abled. Laura is hard of hearing, her oldest cat is deaf and partially blind, and the other two cats have cerebellar hyplasia (they shake, and they don't find it endearing). The normal members of her family include her husband, who has put up with her since high school, and her young son who enjoys typing on Mommy's laptop and has agreed to take full blame for all spelling errors.