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Since we read so much we decided to join The Story Siren's 2010 Debut Author Challenge. We plan to read the following for 2010: Hearts at Stake by Alyxndra Harvey The Secret Year by Jeniffer Hubbard The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala  Brightly Woven by Alexanrda Bracken 13 to Life: A Werewolve's Tale by Shannon Delaney The Iron King by Julie Kagawa The Mark by Jen Nadol Firespell by Chloe Neill Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus Mistwood by Leah Cypess Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves Other by Karen Kincy Paranormalcy by Kiersten White Freaksville by Kitty Keswick' Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White Under My Skin by Judith Graves Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey Prophecy of Days: The Daykeeper's Grimoire by Christy Raedeke Nevermore by Kelly Creagh Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony A Blue So Da...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: EgmontUSA (December 22, 2009) BOOK DESCRIPTION: Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held. The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school. Despite promising Jude she'll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel's shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes. The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy's dar...