Twilight meets Shatter Me in a mystical new YA paranormal romance series – vampires are BACK.​
 
All seventeen-year-old Dusty wants is to escape into books and the wilderness that surrounds her mountain home. What she doesn’t know is that there’s something waiting for her in the shadows of the forest.
 
One morning, Dusty wakes up with dirt on her feet. Then she realises that her body and senses are changing. And after a chance encounter with quiet and mysterious Will, she feels an attraction unlike anything she’s experienced before. ​As a powerful attraction develops to the quiet and mysterious Will, it isn't only romance making her heart beat faster – it's a thirst . . .​
 
But Dusty isn’t the only person experiencing strange events in Black River. Darker forces are at play, and Dusty must uncover the mystery – or risk losing everything and everyone she loves…

About the Author

Ruby Jean Cottle is a writer from Sydney, Australia. Growing up, Ruby spent childhood summers in upstate New York, where her passion for writing blossomed as her imagination ran wild in the mountains and forests far from her home.

After studying art history at university, Ruby found herself on a winding career path in fashion, digital media and creative direction.

After becoming a mother, she decided to return to her first love: writing stories.