Walking Marina is the story of Danny Ward, a disheartened teenager working nights at a steel mill in Gary, Indiana, who is abruptly converted into a fashion model in New York City.

Represented by the behemoth Edge Models, anticipation concerning him soars. But as Danny fails to meet expectations, and the unforgiving industry loses its appeal, Danny finds himself falling deeper into a subculture that only insiders know well enough not to envy.

Here, in the underworld of the male modeling industry, Danny meets Marina, esteemed socialite and fashion devotee. Though otherwise incompatible, each has a need the other can fulfill: Marina a (walking) companion; Danny an income.

Marina initially employs Danny to be her exercise partner. But as her libertine cravings overcome her, she lures Danny further off the trails of Central Park, beyond the safety of his morals, and into a world he never imagined.

Walking Marina is a forthright look at the world of male modeling. It humanizes the individuals who form fashion's façade; and it challenges the reader to think differently about the people we're encouraged, constantly, to idealize.