Belle Curve

Book excerpt: Celeste Belle is a promising social studies teacher in Miami, Florida. She's young, attractive, and gullible, which is a recipe for disaster in her current teaching situation. Celeste explores her sexuality beyond boundaries to fulfill her needs no matter who she hurts. And it comes back to haunt her. Through arrogance and sexual conquests, Celeste makes formidable enemies who have a point to prove. Things take a dark turn for Celeste, and she can't stop the spiral of events that follow. After several mishaps, Celeste decides to start anew. But it won't be that easy with the mess she's made. Celeste is left to reflect on her actions in order to grow and move forward with her life. With the help of her personal and professional support system, she has to get back to the values of why she became an educator in the first place. She may be able to save her career. But it may be too late to save the one chance that she has at true love. Celeste tells the messy story of politics before educating students in this realistic fiction novel.