Lend Me Your Mind by Michelle Erickson


Title: Lend Me Your Mind (Chest of Souls, Book 2)

Author: M. Erickson

Publisher: lulu.com

Release Date: October, 2010

ISBN: 978-0557716234

Size: 328 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Speculative

Series: Chest of Souls (Book 1)

Brenna assumed everyone could modify an entire species, raise the dead, and speak with Deity because she’s done all of those things and more. Yet, even with all her power she can’t make Talon love her. Talon has questions no one will answer. Like why he has to keep moving, what his father does for a living, and what really happened to his mother. The answers he does receive aren’t comforting. Odd things have started to happen – the ship he is on sinks, a woman from legend rises from the sea, and he has to keep a secret he never wanted to know. Everywhere he goes, danger tracks him, from the Ammon Islands to the far western shore of Utak. Through it all he can feel where Brenna is and her most powerful emotions, but isn’t sure what it means

The Dragon’s Apprentice by James A. Owen


Title: The Dragon’s Apprentice (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, v5)

Author: James A. Owen

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Release Date: October 19, 2010

ISBN: 978-1416958970

Size: 384 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: Here There Be Dragons (v. 1), The Search for the Red Dragon (v. 2), The Indigo King (v. 3), The Shadow Dragons (v4)

Seven years after the events of The Shadow Dragons, John, Jack and Charles are finally able to return to their beloved Archipelago of Dreams. But even as their return is celebrated by old friends, new concerns shadow the reunion: the threat of Ecthroi, primordial Shadow. And perhaps even worse, the apparent splintering of Time itself.

Now, the Caretakers must fight against their most fearsome enemy ever and attempt to restore Time. They must journey through a forgotten Door from the destroyed Keep of Time in order to seek out the Dragon’s Apprentice. If they fail, it will mean the end of both of the worlds. But success will carry its own price–a price that may be too high even for the Caretakers to bear.

Chest of Souls by Michelle Erickson


Title: Chest of Souls (Book 1)

Author: M. Erickson

Publisher: lulu.com

Release Date: October 18, 2010

ISBN: 978-0557680023

Size: 334 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Speculative

When do you tell children they are destined to bring down the wickedest city in the world? That they’ve been hunted their entire lives by the very evil they must destroy? And when they finally meet that evil, they may not win?

You don’t.

Brenna is safe because she’s oblivious to everything but Talon. She doesn’t know that her mother is Hi-Sha of Eyes, or that her father was an assassin and he’s supposed to be dead. She doesn’t even know her pet is the Queen of all Shee’s.

Talon felt safe until he met Brenna. Once he is ordered to protect her, he’s had to fight monsters he never knew existed, run away from an assassin, and escape a forest full of carnivores. His father burned down their cottage and left him with people he just met and he isn’t sure who to trust.

In the meantime the Chest of Souls waits to be powered and neither child can guess the price.

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick


Title: Crescendo

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Release Date: October 19, 2010

ISBN: 978-1416989431

Size: 432 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: Hush, Hush

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Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can’t figure out if it’s for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father’s death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn’t answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry


Title: Secondhand Charm

Author: Julie Berry

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

Release Date: October 12, 2010

ISBN: 978-1599905112

Size: 320 pages, 5×8, hardcover

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of the forest. There, a young girl named Evie possesses unusually strong powers as a healer. A gypsy’s charms—no more than trinkets when worn by others—are remarkably potent when Evie ties them around her neck. Her talents, and charms, have not escaped the notice of the shy stonemason’s apprentice. But Evie wants more than a quiet village and the boy next-door. When the young king’s carriage arrives one day, and his footman has fallen ill, Evie might just get her chance after all . . .

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner


Title: The Scorch Trials

Author: James Dashner

Publisher: Delacorte

Release Date: October 12, 2010

ISBN: 978-0385738750

Size: 368 pages, Hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: The Maze Runner

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Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety . . . until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago.

Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is a wasteland. Government has disintegrated—and with it, order—and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim . . . and meal.

The Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.

Thomas can only wonder—does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED?

Mr. Monster by Dan Wells (U.S.)


Title: Mr. Monster (US release)

Author: Dan Wells

Publisher: TOR

Release Date: September 28, 2010

ISBN: 978-0765322487

Size: 288 pages, 5.5×8″, hardcover

Genre: Speculative/Horror

Series: I Am Not a Serial Killer (v1)

John Wayne Cleaver has always known he has a dark side but he’s fought hard to oppress it and live a normal life – separating John from Mr Monster to survive. But after confronting and destroying the vicious killer that was terrorizing his town, his inner monster is getting stronger and harder to contain.

And now more bodies are being discovered…

With the police failing to catch Clayton County’s second serial killer John is going to have to use his secret knowledge of the first demon-killer to trap the second…but will he be able to avoid suspicion falling on him, and, in the face of extreme horrors, will he be able to restrain Mr Monster?

Sorcerors & Seers by Chris Heimerdinger


Title: Sorcerers & Seers
(Tennis Shoes Series, #11)

Author: Chris Heimerdinger

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: September 7, 2010

ISBN: 978-1608610879

Size: ___ pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series:
• Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites

• Gadiantons and the Silver Sword

• Tennis Shoes and the Feathered Serpent, part one

• Tennis Shoes and the Feathered Serpent, part two

• The Sacred Quest

• The Lost Scrolls

• The Golden Crown

• Warriors of Cumorah

• Tower of Thunder

• Kingdoms and Conquerors

Your favorite “Tennis Shoes” heroes return in a whirlwind of nail-biting action and suspense across the vivid spectrums of space and time!

Join Jim Hawkins as he walks side-by-side with the mortal Messiah on His eternal pilgrimage to save the souls of humankind. Journey with Joshua Plimpton – a chief captain of the Nephites – as he pursues the vilest villians to rescue the golden plates of the Book of Mormon. Experience the exhilarating and heart-wrenching exploits of Apollus, Steffanie, Gidgiddonihah, and the rest of the “Tennis Shoes” clan who seek to outwit the most mysterious and dangerous adversaries of their lives.

All of the teeth-gnashing forces of the Lamanites and Gadiantons converge upon the Hill Cumorah as the prophets Mormon and Moroni desperately strive to comprehend His full earthly mission as Gethsemane and Golgotha loom ever nearer.

It’s an adventure of breathtaking magnitude as the most common an fallible of human characters must embrace the unconquerable light of heaven and defeat the raging forces of evil to save their loved ones, themselves, and the fragile fabric of the universe!

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White


Title: Paranormalcy

Author: Kiersten White

Publisher: Harper Teen

Release Date: August 30, 2010

ISBN: 978-0061985843

Size: 352 pages, 6×8, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

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Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.

But Evie’s about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal.

Billy: Messenger of Powers by Michaelbrent Collings


Title: Billy: Messenger of Powers

Author: Michaelbrent Collings

Publisher: Borgo Press

Release Date: August 27, 2010

ISBN: 978-1434411501

Size: 406 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Paranormal

Billy is a normal boy trying to get through school when he discovers that Powers walk among us. These are divided into the Dawnwalkers, protectors of mankind, and the Darksiders, who want to enslave humanity. The truce between them is wavering. The Darksiders are on the rise–and only Billy can save the world!

Intrinsical by Lani Woodland


Title: Intrinsical

Author: Lani Woodland

Publisher: Pendrell Publishing

Release Date: August 20, 2010

ISBN: 978-0982729700

Size: 298 pages, 6×9, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Book website with pdf excerpt & trailer.

Sixteen-year-old Yara Silva has always known that ghosts walk alongside the living. Her grandma, like the other females in her family, is a Waker, someone who can see and communicate with ghosts. Yara grew up watching her grandmother taunted and scorned for this unusual ability and doesn’t want that to be her future. She has been dreading the day when she too would see ghosts, and is relieved that the usually dominant Waker gene seems to have skipped her, letting her live a normal teenage life.

However, all that changes for Yara on her first day at her elite boarding school when she discovers the gene was only lying dormant. She witnesses a dark mist attack Brent, a handsome fellow student, and rushes to his rescue. Her act of heroism draws the mist’s attention, and the dark spirit begins stalking her. Yara finds herself entrenched in a sixty-year-old curse that haunts the school, threatening not only her life, but the lives of her closest friends as well. Yara soon realizes that the past she was trying to put behind her isn’t going to go quietly.

The Fourth Nephite by Jeffrey S. Savage


Title: The Fourth Nephite

Author: Jeffrey S. Savage

Publisher: Deseret Book

Release Date: August, 2010

ISBN: 978-783027416572

Size: 304 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: YA Fantasy

Kaleo Steele is starting to cut seminary and hang out with some new “friends”; in fact, he’s not even sure what he believes anymore. When his seminary teacher finds him at the wrong place at the wrong time, Kaleo is in jeopardy of missing his high school team’s regional football game—a game where college scouts will be coming to see him play. But his seminary teacher realizes that much more than a game is at stake, and sends him on a soul-searching quest.

Guided by Ladan, a mysterious old blind man, Kaleo pushes through a battered wooden door only to find himself in Palmyra, New York, in the fall of 1827. Soon he is caught up in a battle between treasure seekers—led by Allaster Blackburn, a necromancer hired to steal the gold plates—and the young prophet Joseph Smith, who is sworn to keep them safe. In his quest to find a key that will send him back to his own time, Kaleo will have to decide what to believe. Before it’s too late.

Foresight by Sherry D. Ficklin


Title: Foresight (The Gods of Fate, Book 1)

Author: Sherry D. Ficklin

Publisher: Dragonfly Publishing

Release Date: July 10, 2010

ISBN: 978-0984098071

Size: 176 pages, 5.5×8.5, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

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All Grace Archer wants is to graduate from high school and get on with her life. But the Gods of Fate have other ideas. Attacked at graduation by a mysterious woman with gruesome henchmen, Grace is lucky to escape with her life. Rescued by a Fae warrior named Chris and her Aunt Phoenix, Grace learns that her mother was the Greek Goddess Pandora. Now Grace must protect her mother’s urn from the crazed demi-goddess Lilith, who is determined to unleash its horrors on an unsuspecting Earth. As if her blood legacy is not bizarre enough, Grace begins to develop frightening powers that threaten to destroy her from the inside out. Can Grace find the strength to defeat Lilith? Can she learn to control her powers before she loses her mind?

The Forbidden Sea by Sheila Nielson


Title: The Forbidden Sea

Author Sheila A. Nielson

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Release Date: July 1, 2010

ISBN: 978-0545097345

Size: 304 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

A mermaid haunts Adrianne’s dreams . . . is she coming to warn her, save her, or drag her down into the depths of the briny sea forever?

When Adrianne comes face-to-face with the mermaid of Windwaithe Island, of whom she has heard terrible stories all her life, she is convinced the mermaid means to keep her younger sister. Adrianne, fierce-willed and courageous, is determined to protect her sister from the mermaid, and her family from starvation. However, the mermaid continues to haunt Adrianne in her dreams and with her song.

The Stone Traveler by Kathi Oram Peterson


Title: The Stone Traveler

Author: Kathi Oram Peterson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: June, 2010

ISBN: 978-1608610398

Size: 336 pages, 6×9, Paperback

Genre: YA Fantasy

Sixteen-year-old Tag can’t believe he’s in this much trouble. He’s not actually a member of the gang known as the Primes—all he did was spray paint some graffiti that caught their attention. In all honesty, ever since his dad and brother left, Tag just wants to be alone. And it’s certainly not his fault that the Primes nearly beat up his goofy cousin, Ethan. But his mom is furious about these gang-related activities and insists that Tag spend the whole summer at his grandpa’s lakeside cabin, which is not Tag’s idea of a good time. So he does what any self-respecting teenager would do: run away. But he doesn’t get far before he encounters three strange men carrying an even stranger object—a stone that glows with radiant light as bright as a thousand sparklers.

Tag doesn’t steal the stone—not exactly. He feels like he is supposed to take it. But he doesn’t expect the stone to transport him through space and time to a place he’s never seen before—a place that looks an awful lot like the ancient lands described in the Book of Mormon. And he definitely doesn’t expect to join Sabirah, the entrancing daughter of Samuel the Lamanite, on a quest to rescue her father and brother from the evil King Jacob. And he absolutely doesn’t expect to be captured by Jacob’s minions and prepared as a sacrifice to the evil idol of the city. But just as Tag faces his death, a terrible storm begins to break, and the ground cracks into jagged pieces. And he’s not sure which event will impact his life more: his captor’s knife coming at his body, the violent tempest sweeping the land . . . or the men who later appear, glowing even more brightly than the traveler’s stone.

Being Jamie Baker by Kelly Oram

An accident that should end in tragedy instead gives seventeen-year-old Jamie Baker a slew of uncontrollable superhuman abilities.

To keep her secret safe Jamie socially exiles herself, earning the title of Rocklin High’s resident ice queen. But during a supercharged encounter with star quarterback Ryan Miller she literally kisses anonymity goodbye. Now the annoyingly irresistible Ryan will stop at nothing to melt the heart of the ice queen and find out what makes her so special.

Unfortunately, Ryan is not the only person on to her secret. Will Jamie learn to contain her unstable powers before being discovered by the media or turned into a government lab rat?

More importantly, can she throw Ryan Miller off her trail before falling in love with him?

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Title: Being Jamie Baker

Author: Kelly Oram

Publisher: Bluefields (self)

Release Date: June 18, 2010

ASIN: B003UV98GS

Size: 362 pages, ebook

Genre: YA Speculative

 


Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George


Title: Princess of Glass

Author: Jessica Day George

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

Release Date: May 25, 2010

ISBN: 978-1599904788

Size: 272 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, whereby young princes and princesses travel to each other’s countries in the name of better political alliances—and potential marriages. It’s got the makings of a fairy tale—until a hapless servant named Eleanor is tricked by a vengeful fairy godmother into competing with Poppy for the eligible prince. Ballgowns, cinders, and enchanted glass slippers fly in this romantic and action-packed happily-ever-after quest from an author with a flair for embroidering tales in her own delightful way.

Flecks of Gold by Alicia Buck


Title: Flecks of Gold

Author: Alicia Buck

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: May 8, 2010

ISBN: 978-1599553894

Size: 288 pages, 6×9, paperback

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Mary,” she gasped, I turned and saw Kelson gripping Mom’s arm fiercely. “Go! Get help,” she said. Kelson tried to reach past her to grab me, but Mom twisted, hampering his movements.

He grabbed her tightly about the waist, her armes locked to her sides. “Fine, one then. I’ll be back for you later, Mary Margaret.” There was a flash of blue pattern, then blinding light. I looked away, shielding my eyes. When I looked back, both Mom and Kelson were gone.

Mary’s life has always been pretty normal–aside from the fact that her mom cycles through relationsips like she’s changing channels on the TV. But when one more bad break-up forces them to start over in another new town, Mary realizes that maybe this place won’t be like all the others. There’s something different about one of her new classmates, and it’s not just the fact that he’s incredibly cute.

What Mary doesn’t know is that her attraction to Kelson isn’t exactly…natural. And when Kelson suddenly kidnaps Mary’s mom and takes her to his home world, Mary will have to rescue her by relying on something she never knew existed–magic.

The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum


Title: The Golden Spiral

Author: Lisa Mangum

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: May 10, 2010

ISBN: 978-1606416358

Size: 432 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy Romance

Series: The Hourglass Door (#1)

His eyes. His touch. His kiss. Dante was unlike anyone Abby had ever met. Now he’s gone, and Abby will do anything to get him back . . .

The hourglass door has closed behind Dante, sending him back in time to hunt down Zo, Tony, and V. Abby knows that Dante, as a Master of Time, is the only one who can stop them from destroying time itself. She also knows that he will need her help. But almost immediately, things start to change, and Abby’s worst fears are realized when Zo begins targeting her past specifically.

As Abby’s world fractures around her, she must face a terrible truth: either Dante didn’t make it through the door, or he is lost forever. So with Dante’s blueprints in hand, she begins construction on a new door, a new time machine that will either save Dante or doom him.

With each new change that ripples into her present, Abby’s life continues to spiral out of control. Her relationships with Jason, Natalie, and even her family are threatened to the breaking point and beyond. Zo’s power is greater than Abby ever imagined, but as she struggles to free Dante, she receives help from an unexpected and unlikely ally. The bank is eroding. The barriers are thinning. And time is running out.

Spells by Aprilynne Pike


Title: Spells

Author: Aprilynne Pike

Publisher: Harper Teen

Release Date: May 4, 2010

ISBN: 978-0061668067

Size: 368 pages, Hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: Wings

“I can’t just storm in and proclaim my intentions. I cant ‘steal’ you away. I just have to wait and hope that, someday, you’ll ask,” Tamani said.

“And if I don’t?” Laurel said, her voice barely above a whisper.

“Then I guess I’ll be waiting forever.”

Six months have passed since Laurel saved the gateway to the faerie realm of Avalon. Now she must spend her summer there, honing her skills as a Fall faerie. But her human family and friends are still in mortal danger–and the gateway to Avalon is more compromised than ever.

When it comes time to protect those she loves, will she depend on David, her human boyfriend, for help? Or will she turn to Tamani, the electrifying faerie with whom her connection is undeniable?

The Princess and the Snowbird by Mette Ivie Harrison


Title: The Princess and the Snowbird

Author: Mette Ivie Harrison

Publisher: Harper Teen

Release Date: May 4, 2010

ISBN: 978-0061553172

Size: 240 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: The Princess and the Hound; The Princess and the Bear

She is the headstrong daughter of the hound and the bear, heir to all her royal parents’ magic and able to transform at will into any animal she wishes.

He is an outcast, a boy without magic, determined to make his way in the forest beholden to no one.

Though Liva and Jens are as different as night and day, from the time their paths first cross they are irresistibly drawn to one another. Each wrestles with demons: Liva with the responsibility that comes with the vast magic she’s inherited, Jens with the haunting memories he’s left behind. Separately, they keep a lookout for each other and for the immense snowbird whose appearances signify a dark event on the horizon.

When a terrible threat surfaces, Liva and Jens set out in an attempt to protect all they hold dear. Much is at stake—for while their failure could spell an end to all magic, their success could bring them together at last.

Penitence by Jennifer Laurens


Title: Penitence (book 2)

Author: Jennifer Laurens

Publisher: Grove Creek Publishing

Release Date: April 29, 2010

ISBN: 978-1933963839

Size: 322 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Romantic Fantasy

Series: Heavenly

Read excerpt here.

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Seeing good and evil spirits is a gift Zoe guards with her life.

Despite her guardian angel’s disappearance, Zoe forces herself to accept that she still has a purpose—but how does she carry the weight of her brother’s drug abuse, the hardship of living with an autistic sister, and a best friend who’s obsessed with a guy who only wants Zoe?
She’s never felt more alone.

When a mysterious spirit appears, Zoe thinks she has a new guardian angel. Instead, her brother’s addiction worsens, her parents are on the brink of separation, and her best friend tries to kill her. The spirit she thinks is her new guardian isn’t there to protect her: he’s out to destroy her family and seize Zoe’s soul. . . for Hell.

Will Matthias’ return mean that he is Zoe’s guardian angel again? Or is their love the reason the jaws of Hell now gape open?

The Sapphire Flute by Karen E. Hoover


Title: The Sapphire Flute (Book 1 of The Wolfchild Saga)

Author: Karen E. Hoover

Publisher: Valor Publishing Group

Release Date: March 16, 2010

ISBN: 978-1-935546-07-8

Size: 370 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

It has been 3,000 years since a white mage has been seen upon Rasann.

In the midst of a volcanic eruption miles outside of her village, Ember discovers she can see magic and change the appearance of things at will. Against her mother’s wishes, she leaves for the mage trials only to be kidnapped before arriving. In trying to escape, she discovers she has inherited her father’s secret–a secret that places her in direct conflict with her father’s greatest enemy.

At the same time, Kayla is given guardianship of the sapphire flute and told not to play it. The evil mage C’Tan has been searching for it for decades and the sound alone is enough to call her. For the flute to be truly safe, Kayla must find its birthplace in the mountains high above Javak. The girls’ paths are set on a collision course…a course that C’Tan is determined to prevent at all costs.

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain


Title: The Dark Divine

Author: Bree Despain

Publisher: EgmontUSA

Release Date: December 22, 2009

ISBN: 978-1606840573

Size: 384 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Paranormal

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared–the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood–but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.

The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude’s high school. Despite promising Jude she’ll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel’s shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes.

The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy’s dark secret…and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it–her soul.