Books with title Girl in the Shadows

It's not uncommon for people to go missing in a vast and wild place like Alaska. But in a rainy forest just south of Juneau, it seems to happen more often than usual. The dense woods around Shadow Creek are beautiful and tempting, but there's also something menacing about them. Everyone in the nearby town knows the story of the Witch of Shadow Creek, although few suspect it's anything more than "just a story." When Jack Strader and his dad move from California to reopen the Shadow Creek Lodge after a family tragedy, they're just looking for a change. But Jack's about to find out that Shadow Creek is a place where the border between this world and the next is sometimes thin.

When the love of her past-life turns up, things hot up for Lucy Blaisdell. Trouble is, which of the feuding pair offers genuine romance, and which is just out for revenge? There’s also the small matter of a witch to contend with – or is it a gentler magic the mysterious Ellen offers with her overtures of friendship?It’s easy to fall for Alex Craven’s good looks and witty charm, but it’s Nathan Harlow’s dark and brooding, almost rude manner, that teenager Lucy can’t help but find herself being drawn to. To make things even messier, there’s no love lost between Nathan and Alex, and their history seems to go back a long way…Right back to a dark past-life in the Napoleonic era, if Lucy’s increasingly strange and seductive dreams are to be believed.When the past catches up with them, disaster strikes, and Lucy must learn the truth about her past-life before history repeats itself.

An evil, dark spirit invaded the world eons ago and was hell-bent on ushering in Armageddon. To accomplish its goal, the creature enlisted corrupt leaders throughout the world in exchange for untold riches. They entered an agreement with the evil entity, fulfilling its destructive plan of mass pandemonium around the globe. Now, after benefiting from centuries of prosperity, the descendants of these "men in the shadows” must now pay their debts. There is a fight for survival as each family faces the rude challenges that awaits them. Find out what lies ahead.

Forgiveness is beyond the power of the Siren. Magic and mystery fill the Siren’s Realm, but danger seeps into the cracks of her world. The Compère has arrived, bringing with him spectacle and brutality. In the face of unprecedented fear, the people of the Siren’s Realm need a champion to defend them.But Bertrand Wayland has left the Siren’s Realm and the people who dwell there, and the Siren does not take abandonment lightly.As the danger from the Compère grows, the Siren casts Maggie Trent from her realm and into a world of darkness where death waits in every shadow. The city of Sarana is drifting toward a terrible end.With nothing but doom left for Sarana’s people, Maggie must find a way to save the city and bring Bertrand back to the waiting Siren.

A classic fantasy/mystery from critically acclaimed novelist John Bellairs Lewis thought the amulet would bring him good luck--instead, it brought nothing but evil. Lewis is sure that Grandpa Barnavelt's 1859 lucky coin is really a magic talisman in disguise. With its power, he could do anything he wante--like get back at bully Woody Mingo. But as soon as he begins wearing the coin around his neck, strange things start to happen. Mysterious letters arrive in the dead of night. A strange, shadowy figure seems to be tracking him. And when Lewis finally gets his revenge on Woody, he feels as if someone else is inside his body, urging him to go even further. Has Lewis awakened a force beyond his control?

Shy, thirteen-year-old Zylia has always known she was different.Most teenagers feel unnoticed and unseen, but for Zylia, it's something much worse. She's disappearing from this world and doesn't know how to stop it. At times, she's not sure she wants to. Until she stumbles across a family mystery surrounding the disappearance of her great-aunt Angelica years earlier.During her quest to unravel the mystery, Zylia discovers she's able to cross the boundary and enter the "in between" world.Now, it's up to Zylia to save herself before she's trapped "in between" forever.

In the final installment of the stunning Angelfire trilogy, Courtney Allison Moulton brings her dark and compelling world of epic battles and blistering romance to a blazingly bright conclusion.The ultimate battle for Heaven and Earth against Lilith, Sammael, and the armies of Hell will be a struggle to win—and even survive. As the Archangel Gabriel, Ellie knows that the darkest and toughest moments are still to come, but she has everything to fight for: for Will, for humanity, and to save herself.Full of cinematic, gripping action and blistering battle scenes, as well as epic romance, Shadows in the Silence is perfect for fans of Kelley Armstrong, Cynthia Hand, and Lauren Kate.

The Collection has gone silent, leaving the Nine Kingdoms on edge. Following the demise of Stonegarde, Marble finds herself eager to leave behind the horrors of the past. But guilt is not so easily dismissed.With Zamia as the new heir to the throne, division grows within the royal family when they force her into an arranged marriage. Yet despite the burdensome expectations and duties placed upon Marble as a Lackey, as well as the growing panic Zamia feels toward her duty to the crown, there is still one burning question that rises above the rest: Is the Ra’ffa dead or only sleeping?