Pieta, a normal girl, leads a normal, uneventful life in a world of constant black rain. As the rain pours down, like it always does, she takes her usual route to school and has a pleasant conversation with her friend Danae. This is what every day is like for Pieta, and she takes a sort of everyday satisfaction from her totally normal life. But then her typical, pleasant conversation with Danae...doesn’t happen. “Why...?! Why can I remember...yesterday’s today?!!”

Bestselling author Astrid Scholte returns with a thrilling adventure in which the dead can be revived . . . for a price. Now in paperback. Ever since her sister, Elysea, drowned, seventeen-year-old Tempe's been looking for answers. And for a price, Tempe will finally get them . . . from her dead sister. On the nearby island of Palindromena, the research facility, once paid, will revive the dearly departed for a period of twenty-four hours before returning them to death. It isn't a heartfelt reunion that Tempe is after, though. Elysea died keeping a terrible secret, one that has ignited an unquenchable fury in Tempe: finally, she'll know the truth about their parents' deaths. Instead of answers, Elysea persuades Tempe to break her out of the facility to embark on a dangerous journey to discover the truth and mend their broken bond before Elysea's time runs out. Complicating matters, they're pursued every step of the way by two Palindromena employees desperate to find them before the secret behind the revival process and the true cost of restored life is revealed.

A shadow strikes, and Pieta plunges into the darkness of despair! Will she manage to recover her memories? Or is her life as good as lost, and her newest and closest friends forfeit!?

THIS IS THE WORK OF A WITCH. SHE HAS THE JOY I WANT, SO I’M TAKING IT FROM HER! Her double dealt with, Pieta has willed her way to a new tomorrow. With a bounce in her step, she splashes through sidewalk puddles, but mysteries still creep in damp alley ways...Her flames reduce the world to ash. People, possessions, joy―all ash. Her envy, fuel. Her world, all ash.

Why, oh why, oh why do you do what you do? “I want to make it to tomorrow!” Danae, Chiaro, Leona, Nike... Pieta’s circle grows and grows. Every day is a fun one—until she commits to breaking the cycle... Down...a black rain falls. Tock tick, the clock stalls. Pity, holy rain, and light never will concede their fight. Yet with each hour stalked by sorrow, could even lions conquer tomorrow? Rain Mall Shadow Coffee Assassin Fashion Arcade Friend Repetition Bullet Gift Loss

To end this chain of sorrow is her oath. But Pieta, if she should end despair, must destroy their sorrow and power both. FULL MOON So named are they who might aid in the dare. But though this “Stephanie” shares their ringed eyes, who can trust girls in a shadowy lair? The end of despair...Overcoming Dilemmas once and for all...Pieta and company could use every bit of help they can get on their quest. But when a mysterious girl named Stephanie introduces herself as the leader of Full Moon, a group with similar goals, suspicion keeps them from accepting her offer. After all, they can’t put their faith in just anyone who comes along, no matter what they might have in common. One way or another, though, they will find themselves fighting with Full Moon—be it face-to-face, or side by side... It’s not just us. I’ve seen one more person with these eyes. Syzygy Sorrow Rain Clock Rich Eyes Group Moon Hair Piano

Cordelia Whitley is an alpha female werewolf with a penchant for control. When Cordelia realizes that her PMS and the full moon are in synch this month, she has to decide whether to tap her best friend-with-benefits or hit the clubs and look for someone new. Jamie Daniels is an inexperienced physician's assistant checking out the wild side of life. When Jamie and Cordelia get a chance to really meet, it's hot! But Jamie's more than he first appears--and there could be hell to pay. Luke Webber is Cordelia’s friend-with-benefits. As a SWAT team member and a high ranking werewolf in the pack, he has a busy and complicated life. His intense protective nature leads him to step in when Jamie is attacked. As dark secrets come to life, the bond between all three tightens. Key terms related to this book: werewolf romance, shifter romance, steamy romance, spicy romance, MMF romance, menage romance