Kami Garcia

Kennedy Waters loses her mother, and meets a love interest and a ghost.

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2013 BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL. I never believed in ghosts.Until one tried to kill me. When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, she doesn't realize that paranormal forces are responsible--not until mysterious identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into her room and destroy a deadly spirit sent to kill her. Kennedy learns that her mother's death was no accident, and now she has to take her place in the Legion of the Black Dove--a secret society formed to protect the world from a vengeful demon. A society left in the hands of a misfit group of teens with unique skills: Jared, combat trained, with a temper to match; Lukas, rogue hacker and code breaker; Alara, whose attitude is as powerful as her voodoo protections; and Priest, an engineer capable of making a weapon out of a soda can. As the teens use their individual talents to battle paranormal entities, they earn their rightful places in the Legion--except for Kennedy, who is left wondering if she is truly one of them. Can she stay alive long enough to find out--without losing her heart in the process? Protect Yourself.What you can't see CAN hurt you.

Death is not the end of the story. After the chilling and tragic events of the Eighteenth Moon, Ethan Wate awakens in a place he never expected to be. His only goal is to find a way back to Lena Duchannes and the people he loves in the small Southern town of Gatlin. But the journey home is fraught with impossible challenges and ancient magic. Meanwhile, back in the mortal world, Lena is entirely devastated but fiercely determined. She vows to do whatever it takes to bring Ethan back, even if it means trusting her oldest enemies and risking the lives of everyone Ethan sacrificed himself to protect. In this breathtaking conclusion to a spellbinding saga, two star-crossed lovers must rewrite the very laws of life and death. Prepare for a sweeping, emotional finale filled with dark secrets, powerful Casters, and a love so strong it defies the boundaries of the universe. Will Ethan and Lena finally secure their happily ever after, or is their romance truly cursed?

The stakes have never been higher for the most unpredictable Siren in the Caster world. After a disastrous car crash outside New York City, Ridley Duchannes has vanished without a trace. Her boyfriend, Wesley Lincoln, was behind the wheel, and when he regains consciousness, the only clue to Ridley's disappearance is a giant raven emblazoned on the truck that hit them. Silas Ravenwood has returned, and he has taken Ridley. Desperate to save the girl he loves, Link reunites with his bandmates and the mysterious Lennox Gates to track her down. Their dangerous journey takes them deep into the Caster Tunnels and all the way to New Orleans, where they uncover a horrifying truth about the infamous Ravenwood labs. But by the time they finally catch up to Ridley, she is no longer the Siren they remember. She has been transformed into something entirely new and terrifying. Dive back into a dark, magical world where loyalty is tested, secrets are deadly, and love might not be enough to save the day.

The world is breaking, and it is all because of a single choice. Ethan Wate thought he had seen the worst of the impossible events haunting his small Southern town of Gatlin. But after his girlfriend, Lena Duchannes, made a terrifying decision on her seventeenth birthday, the consequences have unleashed absolute chaos. Now, swarms of locusts, record-breaking heatwaves, and devastating storms are tearing their home apart. Even Lena's powerful family of Casters is losing control of their abilities. As the supernatural disaster worsens, a chilling reality sets in: someone will have to make a terrible sacrifice to save the town. Meanwhile, Ethan is slowly losing pieces of himself. He is forgetting names, memories, and even his own identity, while a mysterious figure stalks him from his nightmares into his waking life. In this gripping, high-stakes continuation of a spellbinding romance, Ethan and Lena must face the darkest corners of their cursed fate. Sometimes there is no going back, and this time, a happy ending is far from guaranteed.

Ridley Duchannes is a lot of things, but a hero isn't one of them. As a Dark Caster and a Siren, she has the power to make anyone do exactly what she wants. She is dangerous, unpredictable, and the first to warn you not to fall in love with her. Unfortunately, her wannabe rock-star boyfriend, Wesley Lincoln, refuses to listen. When Link leaves their small Southern town to chase his musical dreams in New York City, Ridley tags along for the ride. But the glittering underground club scene of the city hides a dark and deadly supernatural world. Soon, Ridley discovers that Link's new bandmates are keeping dangerous secrets, and a ruthless club owner is hot on her trail. Worse yet, Link has unknowingly acquired a massive bounty on his head that no Caster or Mortal can pay. With their lives on the line, Ridley must decide just how far she is willing to go to save the boy she loves. Step into a thrilling, magical adventure packed with suspense, romance, and wicked twists.

Loving a Caster was never going to be easy, but Ethan Wate never expected it to be this dangerous. After the terrifying events of her sixteenth birthday, Lena Duchannes is changing. Haunted by a tragic loss and the dark magic coursing through her veins, she begins to pull away from Ethan, hiding secrets that threaten to tear them apart. But Ethan refuses to let her go without a fight. As his eyes are opened to the hidden, supernatural side of his small Southern town, he realizes there is no turning back. Plagued by strange, terrifying visions only he can see, Ethan is drawn deep into Gatlin's tangled and bloody history. Soon, he finds himself navigating a treacherous network of underground passageways where nothing is as it seems and ancient enemies lie in wait. In this spellbinding and atmospheric sequel, a Mortal and a Caster must fight against a curse that promises to destroy them both. Can their love survive the darkness, or is Ethan's next heartbeat destined to be his last?