Ridgemore

Five friends discover there are bonds even death can't break in the first book of this gritty paranormal fantasy series featuring a slow-burn romance. Everyone in Ridgemore knows Joss and her friends Griffin, Hunt, Layla, and Brady have been inseparable since they were kids. You mess with one, and you'll have the whole bunch to answer to. Their senior year should be one long, carefree party, but Joss can't seem to get over a crush on Griffin that could screw up their lifelong friendship. She can't help it; she's drawn to his devilish smirk and the brooding stare that seems to trail her wherever she goes. But any thoughts of romance go out the window when a horrible accident changes everything. One minute Brady is broken and flatlining; the next he's alive and kicking. Everyone is stunned by the "Miracle Kid's" rapid reversal-except for Brady's parents, who want him to lie about how not terrible he feels. In fact, his friends' families are acting pretty strange too. As Brady's miraculous recovery morphs into a nightmare, Joss and the rest of their tight-knit crew begin to realize their sleepy mountain town is infested with disturbing secrets. Secrets about who-or what-they really are. With eyes everywhere, there's no one they can trust. It's the five of them against the world . . . and the world is coming for them. Stranger Things meets Riverdale in an edgy new-adult series, in which heart-pounding paranormal adventure, slow-burn romance, and a friendship stronger than death converge.

Five high school seniors who'd expected to party their way through the year discover death doesn't mean it's over in this gripping new-adult series. Inseparable since childhood, Joss and her friends Griffin, Hunt, Layla, and Brady are one of those tightly knit crews that everyone in Ridgemore knows. But celebrating their senior year isn't turning out quite how they'd pictured . . . especially since reanimating the dead isn't possible. Right? Right? For megalomaniac Magnum Chase, anything is possible, and he takes the group of teens to a brand-new "institute" at an undisclosed location, where they'll learn the perks of their newly discovered immortality. Not only have they been truly reborn; there's also nothing back home for them to miss, especially not their "parents" and the complex, calculated lies they've been telling. It's heavy, frightening stuff, but the most confusing thing on Joss's mind is Griffin-and how she feels about him. It's not really a convenient time for romance though. It turns out the crew has been under Magnum's thumb for even longer than they'd suspected. Now, it looks like he'll be the biggest part of their future as well. But whatever they're up against, each of them is sure of one thing: they'll face it together. Calling up comparisons to Riverdale, Stranger Things, and Roswell, the second book in Lucía Ashta's fiercely original series is sure to thrill fans of the paranormal. Praise for the Ridgemore Series "I can't get enough of this story. The characters leap off the page. I'm obsessed." -Sophie Davis, bestselling author of the Talented Saga