"Mia Ballard is a f*cking powerhouse." --Olivie Blake, author of Girl Dinner SIT. SPEAK. STAY. Lonely, broke, and depressed, Gia is desperate for a lifeline. When Nathan, a wealthy stranger on a sugar dating site approaches her with a very specific offer, she can't refuse. The instructions are simple. For eight hours a day, she must wear the collar. Drink from the bowl. Sleep in the cage. Be a dog. Be his dog. After the eight hours are complete, she is allowed to go home--but Nathan isn't one to keep his promises. And as Gia's humanity frays, the line between woman and beast begins to blur... Shy Girl is a harrowing tale of survival and revenge where justice isn't quiet--it's bloody and unapologetic. "The most disturbing book I've read in years." --Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove King "A perfect nightmare." --Hailey Piper, author of A Game in Yellow "A gripping downward spiral of a novel that is a must-read for all the weird girls out there." --Meg Smitherman, author of Thrum and Entity