Sisters of the Shadows (Volume 1)

Sisters of the Shadows is a collection of speculative fiction novellas for young adult and new adult readers.

Target Solstice by Christina Craig - Will following her husband's ghost around the world save her life, and that of her unborn child?

The Phain have been trapped on Earth for a century. They pretend to be human. Flesh by day, Phain by night. Some manipulate, use and abuse us. The others defend us, while searching for a way to leave Earth. When Cressida Ryan’s husband Gabe is killed, she learns his secrets and why her unborn child is a threat to the Phain. Now she is a target. To save her life she must discover her heritage and follow Gabe’s ghost across the world. If she can trust the Phain she might survive, and if they trust her, she could give them something even greater.

Pool of Rathorne by Cheryse Durrant - A girl in hiding, a deadly curse and a prophecy an empire is ready to destroy...

Concealing her hideous affliction beneath a witch's robes and spells, Tasha Severin embarks on a journey that may be her only hope of living a normal life, free of pain and scorn. The Pool of Rathorne's healing waters promise a cure in a world where the crippled are shunned and the Cursed are imprisoned. But a chance meeting with the enigmatic Raoul Duberger changes Tasha's journey - and her life. Beneath his expensive cloak and aristocratic presence, Raoul also hides his true identity. His lies are a foil for deadly truths, some of which may change her destiny forever. In a kingdom where secrets are worth killing for, does Tasha have the courage to trust this stranger and risk her life? And would she change her decision if she knew the future of an oppressed land rested with her fate?

Streamer by Sue-Ellen Pashley - How can you disappear, only to appear in a new location, and not know how it happens?

How can you have any sort of life if you can’t control when this happens? And how can you find the answers when you don’t even know your own name? For twenty year old Rhiannon Clarke, the last three days are all she can remember. And they have just been a series of flicking in and out of different locations with only vague memories to guide her. But as she slowly starts to build a picture of her life, the questions are getting harder. Why is this happening to her? Why does the thought of her brother fill her with unease? Why does her father’s name make her break into a cold sweat? And who is the mysterious man in the bed?

Angel Fire by Shelley Russell Nolan - A family secret. A lifetime of deception.

Haunted by nightmares of fire, considered flawed by her adoptive parents, Andie Sherman just wants to be normal. She moves out of home, ready to start her life afresh, only to discover the dream that has plagued her for fifteen years is actually a memory of the night she lost her identical twin, Angel. Then Angel’s spirit calls to her, begging Andie to save her. With the help of Nick Foster, her brother’s best friend, Andie searches for answers about what really happened the night her sister died, determined to save Angel from whatever is stopping her from resting in peace. Her quest leads Andie to the sinister Wood’s Estate and an unscrupulous doctor who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. And what she wants is Andie.