Catty almost has her hands on the Scroll and its power to destroy the Atrox, but time is running out. Anyone who sets foot near the cursed parchment will die, and it's about to go on display at the local art museum. Before Catty can steal it, the Scroll is hand delivered to her by a surprising messenger. . . but this gift has strings. In return she must travel to the dark world of Nefandus to finally meet her father, a member of the Atrox's inner circle. There, he awaits her with a tempting proposal. Will Catty succumb to her dark heritage? (From Shelfari)
Maggie is running out of time on this earth. And before she can name her successor, she reflects on the incredible, age-old journey that brought her to where she is. As a girl in ancient Athens, her father was a great warrior and leader of men. However, it was Maggie, known then as Penelope, who chose to battle the greatest enemy of all-the Atrox. After seeing an innocent man succumb to the Atrox and his shadowy followers, she takes a vow to help cleanse the world of its evil. But in doing so, she may have to forego the love of the great soldier, Hector, and lose her sister to the dark side. (From Shelfari)Review: 3 stars
There is always darkness before rebirth.
-- Maggie Craven, The Choice
Her grandmother had told her that people die three times. First, when they physically die, second, when they're put in the ground never to be seen on earth again, and third, when no one remains alive with their memories.
-- Jimena Castillo's Thoughts, The Choice
In a reckless attempt to change the future, Catty drops Jimena into her troubled past-and into dangerous territory for the ex-gang member. As Jimena runs for her life, she is caught by the police and put in jail. There she is further threatened by a new type of Follower with a shape-changing power she is unable to resist. Her only choice is to break out of jail and hide out with a most unlikely ally-her old gang rival, Payasa. Together they have to save the other Daughters of the Moon before Jimena's most terrifying premonition comes true. (From Shelfari)Review: 4 stars
Then do it. If you step back from what you know is the right thing to do, then you'll live the rest of your life scared--and I'm not talking about that haunted house kind. I mean the kind that keeps you from being you.
-- Collin Killingsworth, Possession
Serena hasn't been herself lately. She has been having sudden lapses of memory and acting like a completely different person-one she doesn't like very much. To add to her confusion, she knows that someone has been following her. It all started the night an elderly woman helped her. Now Serena is beginning to wonder, who was that woman? And what has she done to Serena? (From Shelfari)Review: 5 Stars, Favorite
Vanessa's sixteenth birthday is coming up. While most girls would be thrilled at the prospect, Vanessa dreads being one year closer to making the most important decision of her life. Now she is beginning to doubt everything she holds true--- her friends, her relationship with Michael, and even her identity. Then she meets Hecto, who is more exciting and dangerous than anyone else she knows. Through him, she learns about a side of herself that she never knew existed. . . .
As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Vanessa, a girl with the power to become invisible, worries that the other goddesses are shutting her out, fears a demon sent by the Atrox, and desires a handsome stranger. (From Shelfari)Review: 5 Stars, Favorite
When Tianna wakes up one day, she doesn't know where she is. And more important, she doesn't know who she is. All she has is a note written in her own handwriting warning the police that someone is trying to kill her. Soon Tianna realizes that she is not like other people. She has the power to move things with her mind. Then she notices Vanessa, Serena, and Jimena watching her. What is her connection to the Daughters of the Moon? (From Shelfari)
Stanton, a Follower of the ancient evil called the Atrox, is torn between his love for Serena, one of the moon goddesses, and his urge to destroy her by turning her to the dark forces.
Stanton is in love with Serena. But it is a relationship that can never be. Serena is a Daughter of the Moon, a force of good whose mission is to stop him and his kind. Stanton has been trying to stay away from Serena, but now their secret is out. He will have to choose between the life he has always known and a love that could destroy the person he cares about the most. (From Shelfari)
Every act has good and evil consequences.
– Maggie Craven, The Secret Scroll
Catty has always wanted to find out who her birth mother was, and oddly enough, she has the power to allow her to do just that. When Catty goes back in time, she not only manages to meet her mother, but she also finds out some very disturbing truths about her identity and her fate. (From Shelfari)
Quae tibi nocere possunt, etiam te adiuvare possunt. What can harm you, can also help you.
-- Jimena Castillo, Night Shade
Evil only feeds evil.
-- Maggie Craven, Night Shade
Sometimes it's good to talk about the bad things. It makes them hurt less.
-- Jimena Castillo, Night Shade
No fear, Once you're afraid of something, you attract it into your life. I know. Yeah you try to avoid it. And try to get away from it, and because you're trying so hard, you're always concentrating on it, and the more you concentrate on it, the more you pull it into your life.
-- Collin Killingsworth, Night Shade
Serena is being targeted by the dark forces of the Atrox. Her power to read minds is the key they need in order to turn the Daughters of the Moon into Followers. Jimena has a premonition that Serena is going to betray the girls. And she has never been wrong before...Jimena, who has the gift of seeing the future, must call on the skills she developed as a gang member when Cassandra, a Follower of the evil Atrox, hatches a plot that may destroy the moon goddesses and those they love. (From Shelfari)
Serena is being targeted by the dark forces of the Atrox. Her power to read minds is the key they need in order to turn the Daughters of the Moon into Followers. Jimena has a premonition that Serena is going to betray the girls. And she has never been wrong before... (From Shelfari)
All Vanessa Cleveland has ever wanted is to be like everyone else and be able to do normal things - like kiss gorgeous Michael Saratoga without disappearing right in front of him. But Vanessa is different, and having to hide her secret makes leading a normal life impossible.
Now Vanessa is being followed. She doesn't know who's doing it. But she knows why. Her secret has finally been discovered. (From Shelfari)
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