Zara White suspects there's a freaky guy semi-stalking her. She's also obsessed with phobias. And it's true, she hasn't exactly been herself since her stepfather died. But exiling her to shivery Maine to live with her grandmother? That seems a bit extreme. The move is supposed to help her stay sane . . . but Zara's pretty sure her mom just can't deal with her right now.

She couldn't be more wrong. Turns out the semi-stalker is not a figment of Zara's overactive imagination. In fact, he's still following her, leaving behind an eerie trail of gold dust. There's something not right?not human?in this sleepy Maine town, and all signs point to Zara.

In this creepy, compelling breakout novel, Carrie Jones delivers romance, suspense, and a creature you never thought you'd have to fear.

This dark fantasy involving a werewolf and murderous pixies is more Stephen King than Stephenie Meyer. Sent to Maine after witnessing the death of her beloved stepfather, Zara is drawn into a local mystery: boys are disappearing in the woods. Narrator Julia Whelan ratchets up the tension as Zara begins to hear a voice calling her into the woods as well. Gifted narration gives depth to Zara's character. The listener feels her numbing depression over the death of the man she considered her best friend. With equal ease Whelan communicates her renewed energy and enthusiasm as she comes out of herself, meets a handsome new friend who may be more than he appears, and confronts evil, possibly finding justice in the process. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

 

Carrie Jones is the author of Girl Hero; Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape); which was nominated for a YALSA Quick Pick and won the Maine Literary Award as well as the Independent Publisher Book Award (the IPPY). Carrie is a graduate of Vermont College's MFA program and lives in Ellsworth, Maine.