The Importance of Image

Many people are focused on image, meaning that how a situation or person appears is more important than anything else. In this novel, some characters are highly focused on their own image or how a situation appears to others.

Adalyn Reyes is the public relations director for a professional soccer team – the Miami Flames. In a moment of hurt and anger, she strikes the team's mascot, knocking the character's head completely off. A video of the attack goes viral, and Adalyn's father, Andrew Underwood, is immediately worried about the effect on the Miami Flames franchise. For Andrew, the image of the team is more important than anything else. Adalyn arrives in Green Oak with no idea of what she is actually supposed to do. She has packed only business clothes. Though this is a casual community, Adalyn wears business suits and high heels...