Hereafter
Tara Hudson
Paperback
(HarperCollins Children's Books, July 1, 2011)
A stranded spirit, a sudden loveBeautiful elegiac love story that crosses the divide between the living and the dead, in a powerful vision of longing and loss.A tender and poignant love story with a ghostly twist. Becca Fitzpatrick, bestselling author of Hush, HushThis debut paranormal romance will leave you breathless.Can there truly be love after deathDrifting in the dark waters of a mysterious river, the only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead. With no recollection of her past life or her actual death she's trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. All of this changes when she tries to rescue a boy, Joshua, from drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but will him to live. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection, she helps him survive.Amelia and Joshua grow ever closer as they begin to uncover the strange circumstances of her death and the secrets of the dark river that held her captive for so long. But even while they struggle to keep their bond hidden from the living world, a frightening spirit is doing everything in his power to destroy their new-found happiness and drag Amelia back into the ghost world forever.Thrilling and evocative, with moments of pure pleasure, Hereafter is a sensation you won't want to miss.