Magenta

Book excerpt: Not only is high school junior Magenta Thorson Rain still struggling with the loss of her Mom to cancer, but she must also deal with issues that many other teens must face—high school crushes, awkwardness, and an overprotective parent. Then there’s Lion, who has his own secrets about Magenta. He knows moe about her than he could ever reveal. Lion also sees that Magenta is unwittingly making things happen around her but must keep it secret as some of his kind may see her as a threat. Then, on Halloween night Magenta suffers a massive hemorrhage in her brain. After waking up in the hospital, she begins seeing terrifying visions—the hunted women all with flaming red hair just like hers; her mother, who has been dead for years—and the Shadow Man, always in the background, always elusive, but always there. And if that isn’t enough, everything will change again. And when it does, it changes big.