...ght reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any for or by a... ...ase only authorized printed or electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support o... ...tremendously. Thank you to the Lakes Region librarians who oohed and aahed in all the right places when I exuberantly talked about this novel and sho... ...t not least, I have to thank Elissa Malcohn for showing me a flyer back in 2006 for an event called "NaNoWriMo" (National Novel Writing Month). It wa... ... It shall be as you command.” Zina grinned and hung up. She turned on some music and started singing, her day much better after hearing Gerard’s news... ...was silent for most of the drive home. She was amused by Kattcha’s strange music tastes. The sounds were interesting. Nothing like the stuff they hea... ...f trees swaying in the breeze? Father agrees with me on that one. And the music back then…it had beat and rhythm.” Britta hummed a few bars of a son...

...academy she is bullied and mistreated. When Weres attempt to kidnap Laylah, she is saved by the mysterious Donil Silentshadow. Donil rouses feelings in Laylah that make her question her life and her father's animosity toward her handsome rescuer. Confused by these emotions, she seeks answers from those closest to her and is rebuffed. She must make a choice. Obey her fath...