Irresistible

IRRESISTIBLESeventeen-year-old Ben Carter has always been the awkward, overlooked nerd - nicknamed "Herbie," invisible to girls, and the target of endless jokes. Desperate to belong, he makes a quiet, half-asleep wish: to be irresistible. To be seen. To be wanted.The next morning, the world flips.Girls who once ignored him now seek him out. The popular crowd pulls him in. Even the girl he's secretly loved for years smiles at him, sits close, and chooses him over everyone else. For the first time, Ben feels like someone who matters.But is the attention what he imagined? Does popularity have hidden costs and who will start paying the price?Sometimes the thing you beg for isn't what you get.Irresistible is a touching YA novella about the seductive trap of popularity and the need to simply be yourself. David Loxton has led a colourful life and he has used that experience to produce a range of books in a range of genres. His life has included a diverse career including military experience and teaching which provided opportunities for living outside his home country of Australia His interests outside career include sailing, horse breeding, sport and, most importantly, watching people as they go about their daily lives. "My writing is full of vivid anecdotes gathered over many years," he says. And he uses them to build lifelike characters and scenes in his books.