by Bree Despain
Part of The Dark Divine
First published 2009
Grace Divine finds her brother Jude crumpled on their front porch, his clothes soaked in blood. The pastor's daughter has always known that terrible events unfolded the night Daniel Kalbi vanished from their small town. Jude refuses to explain what happened or where Daniel went. Grace watches her brother withdraw into silence while their family pretends everything remains normal. She cannot forget Daniel, the boy who once meant everything to her before he disappeared without explanation. When Daniel finally returns, Grace realizes the truth about that bloody night goes far beyond anything she imagined. The secret threatens to destroy not just her family but everything she believed about the world around her. Grace must choose between the safety of ignorance and the dangerous knowledge that could save the people she loves most.
Genres: supernatural, young-adult, dark-fantasy, mystery-thriller, paranormal-romance, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, haunting, mysterious, suspenseful
Tropes: forbidden-love, mysterious-disappearance, second-chance-romance, secrets-and-lies
Setting: small town
372 pages · Paperback · Egmont Books Ltd
Content warnings: death, violence