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Dusk
The road to forgiveness is filled with heartache... and love. Zoe Gray lost her father... in more ways than one. Angry and bitter, Zoe spends the summer before her senior year of high school doing everything she can to forget, legal or not. But a close call triggers a reality check, and Zoe decides to put her life back together, a task that proves a lot harder than she thought. Adrian Shaw shows up on the first day of school, creating quite a stir with his striking good looks and gleaming black motorcycle. But Adrian is much more than a "biker boy", and as Zoe discovers, he may just hold the key she needs to put her life back on the right path. But as they do battle with evil forces that want nothing more than to destroy Zoe's chance at a normal life, will their feelings for one another make them stronger, or be the reason Zoe's happiness slips away forever? And will Zoe learn to forgive before it's too late?
269 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 6, 2014
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About the author
Amy Durham
19 books155 followersAfter spending every work day with classrooms full of tweens and teens, then going home to three boys of her own, two of whom fall into the tween/teen category, you’d think that Amy Durham might like to leave the world of teenagers and young adults behind. Not so!
Instead, she spends her spare moments – which sometimes consist of waiting twenty minutes for her oldest kiddo to get out of band practice – with her laptop and a multitude of teenage characters trying to navigate their way through the twisted, difficult road of adolescence.
You might ask… “Why Young/New Adult Fiction”? Well, because it’s what she knows. As a teacher and a parent, Amy is around teens on an almost constant basis. And while it’s true they can be – ahem – challenging, they are also full of life, vision, and dreams. And that’s a really cool place to be.
Young Adult and New Adult Fiction allows young readers the opportunity to find hope for the situations they find themselves in, find determination to keep on going, and courage to pursue their dreams. It also allows adult readers the chance to revisit the exuberance of youth, remember the joy and poignancy of first love, and recall how it felt to dream with abandon.
Amy Durham is a wife and mother, an author, a teacher, an avid reader, and a musician. If she weren’t writing books, she’d be a celebrity chef!
Instead, she spends her spare moments – which sometimes consist of waiting twenty minutes for her oldest kiddo to get out of band practice – with her laptop and a multitude of teenage characters trying to navigate their way through the twisted, difficult road of adolescence.
You might ask… “Why Young/New Adult Fiction”? Well, because it’s what she knows. As a teacher and a parent, Amy is around teens on an almost constant basis. And while it’s true they can be – ahem – challenging, they are also full of life, vision, and dreams. And that’s a really cool place to be.
Young Adult and New Adult Fiction allows young readers the opportunity to find hope for the situations they find themselves in, find determination to keep on going, and courage to pursue their dreams. It also allows adult readers the chance to revisit the exuberance of youth, remember the joy and poignancy of first love, and recall how it felt to dream with abandon.
Amy Durham is a wife and mother, an author, a teacher, an avid reader, and a musician. If she weren’t writing books, she’d be a celebrity chef!
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January 19, 2014
This review is from: Dusk (Young Adult Paranormal Romance) (Kindle Edition)
Amy Durham simply exceeds her previous books in her newest book, "Dusk. From all the anger and hurt feelings that teenagers experience when friends and family don't always meet their expectations, this truly develops the story about making choices in life. I loved the characters of Zoe's friends, Adrian and Vivian. This story deals with what true friends are and what they mean to us. I loved the inspirational side and that young people can see that God does have a plan for them, if only they will make good choices in life.
I would recommend this book for all teenagers, and hope that that it will help anyone who may be dealing with friends like Nikki and Courtney that they will learn a lesson and not have to experience it the hard way as did Zoe.
Excellent job, Amy. Loved the book.
Amy Durham simply exceeds her previous books in her newest book, "Dusk. From all the anger and hurt feelings that teenagers experience when friends and family don't always meet their expectations, this truly develops the story about making choices in life. I loved the characters of Zoe's friends, Adrian and Vivian. This story deals with what true friends are and what they mean to us. I loved the inspirational side and that young people can see that God does have a plan for them, if only they will make good choices in life.
I would recommend this book for all teenagers, and hope that that it will help anyone who may be dealing with friends like Nikki and Courtney that they will learn a lesson and not have to experience it the hard way as did Zoe.
Excellent job, Amy. Loved the book.
January 12, 2014
This is a powerful book. It has paranormal elements, romance, mean girls, God, someone “other”…and in the end, it’s all about one thing: forgiveness. Not just forgiving another person for their sins, but so that you can move on.
I loved Amy Durham’s “Sky Cove” series, but I think I loved this book more. The author’s style is simple, but it’s that simplicity that eases you into the story. And before you know it, you realize just what a powerful story this is.
Every possible event that I could have wanted to happen in this book – did. I recommended it highly.
I loved Amy Durham’s “Sky Cove” series, but I think I loved this book more. The author’s style is simple, but it’s that simplicity that eases you into the story. And before you know it, you realize just what a powerful story this is.
Every possible event that I could have wanted to happen in this book – did. I recommended it highly.
January 21, 2014
This book has several really neat things going for it.
1) An interesting paranormal element that isn't so "big" that it overtakes the story.
2) The hero, Adrian, is to-die-for!
3) A bigger message about second chances and forgiveness and love conquering all
Clean, succinct writing. Believable characters.
Highly recommended.
1) An interesting paranormal element that isn't so "big" that it overtakes the story.
2) The hero, Adrian, is to-die-for!
3) A bigger message about second chances and forgiveness and love conquering all
Clean, succinct writing. Believable characters.
Highly recommended.
January 8, 2014
I loved this book. I stayed up all night reading it. I won't give too much away other than to say every girl should have an Adrian in their lives.
March 6, 2019
This novel was a decent read. It had an interesting plot and very timely themes, especially for teenagers. I do think that readers who enjoy paranormal young romance would like this book. For me, though, I felt like it needed a little more substance and realism.
July 20, 2017
Sweet tale of forgiveness and second chances. Definitely a young adult novel. Clean and wholesome. Perfect novel for ages 12 and up.
October 23, 2022
Not my type of book.
March 27, 2014
Reviewer: Donna - Magic Within The Pages
Rating: 4 Stars
Zoe is having a tough time, she found out her dad was having an affair and her parents decide to separate. Zoe is angry at her dad but then the unexpected happens, her dad dies in a car accident and she is left feeling hurt, angry and upset that the last thing she said to him was "I hate you" During the summer she drinks and gets in to a heap of trouble which leads to Zoe being in a car accident herself. The mysterious thing is she wakes up the next day, in her own bed with no understanding of how she got there.
Cue Adrian, the new good looking biker boy who starts at Zoe's school. Zoe's knows there is something different and familiar about him and lots of unexplained things happen in his presence but she is enjoying his company and he helps her to get out of the downhill spiral she's on and forgive her father so she can move on with her life.
I thought it was an enjoyable and pleasant read. I love the young adult books where the girl has problems in her life and along comes a new guy to school who changes everything about the girl's life and gives her purpose and that's what i got reading this. A great Paranormal Romance.
**Copy received from author in exchange for an honest review**
Rating: 4 Stars
Zoe is having a tough time, she found out her dad was having an affair and her parents decide to separate. Zoe is angry at her dad but then the unexpected happens, her dad dies in a car accident and she is left feeling hurt, angry and upset that the last thing she said to him was "I hate you" During the summer she drinks and gets in to a heap of trouble which leads to Zoe being in a car accident herself. The mysterious thing is she wakes up the next day, in her own bed with no understanding of how she got there.
Cue Adrian, the new good looking biker boy who starts at Zoe's school. Zoe's knows there is something different and familiar about him and lots of unexplained things happen in his presence but she is enjoying his company and he helps her to get out of the downhill spiral she's on and forgive her father so she can move on with her life.
I thought it was an enjoyable and pleasant read. I love the young adult books where the girl has problems in her life and along comes a new guy to school who changes everything about the girl's life and gives her purpose and that's what i got reading this. A great Paranormal Romance.
**Copy received from author in exchange for an honest review**
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