Books with author Mary Shepherd

Allison Anderson is starting high school in a new town. In many ways, she's like most girls. In others, she's very different. The differences aren't immediately obvious but have caused misunderstandings and avoidance from others in the past. She expects similar experiences at her new school--until she meets the Calderas.David Caldera, charismatic son of a local rancher, adopts Allison into his social circle. He and other new friends introduce her to their world of horses and extreme sports. Along with a lost horse she befriends, they help her to trust, gain confidence, and venture beyond her previously isolated world. She also falls helplessly but hopefully in love.Navigating through confusing emotions, over-protective parents, and jealous classmates is difficult, but Allison's overriding fear is losing the people she's grown to love. To prove her determination to keep up, she enters a race--a dangerous decision that could cost her everything.

Roses brother Gabe disappeared while they were playing hide-and-seek. His body was eventually discovered, but Rose never believed it was really him. Everyone thought she was insane, and her stability took a further hit when her parents died. After living through a nightmare, shes now ready to continue her desperate search. Shes lucky to have a friend like Cameron, especially since she feels like someone is always watching. Rose suspects Aberumthe man who attacked the people she cares for most. As her search continues, Rose hides from her past and her own secrets, but secrets have a way of being revealed, especially in the chaos of crisis. All Rose wants is to find Gabe, and nothing will stop her. She will fight the officials and the doubters. Despite DNA findings, she knows Gabe is still alive, and Aberum knows something about it. How far will she go? Rose will go to the edges of sanity to find her baby brother. She might be crazy, but shes right about one thing: she is Gabes only hope.