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A Brighter Day
The final installment of the Shady Woods series...
Grace and Riah head to Madison for their freshman year of college in the shadow of Grace's missing cousin, possibly dead uncle, and a hometown that's being overrun with wilds who don't care so much for the traditions set or the laws in place.
Though they're nervous about zipping up their abnormal tendencies in order to blend in with the masses, they make new friends with Riah's roommate, the girl across the hall, and a lone wolf who grew up normal.
As things heat up to a boiling point back home, Grace comes to realize their identities aren't as well kept under wraps as they'd hoped, not to mention their new friends have some concerning secrets of their own.
When the truth is forced to the surface, Grace and Riah must chance being hunted in order to gather enough support to fight for the haven that Shady Woods was always meant to be.
Grace and Riah head to Madison for their freshman year of college in the shadow of Grace's missing cousin, possibly dead uncle, and a hometown that's being overrun with wilds who don't care so much for the traditions set or the laws in place.
Though they're nervous about zipping up their abnormal tendencies in order to blend in with the masses, they make new friends with Riah's roommate, the girl across the hall, and a lone wolf who grew up normal.
As things heat up to a boiling point back home, Grace comes to realize their identities aren't as well kept under wraps as they'd hoped, not to mention their new friends have some concerning secrets of their own.
When the truth is forced to the surface, Grace and Riah must chance being hunted in order to gather enough support to fight for the haven that Shady Woods was always meant to be.
189 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 17, 2024
2 people want to read
About the author
J. Mercer
10 books90 followersJ. Mercer grew up in Wisconsin where she walked home from school with her head in a book, filled notebooks with stories in junior high, then went to college for accounting and psychology. She now writes young adult and women's fiction novels and talks editing on The Novel Ending podcast.
IN ONE LIFE AND OUT ANOTHER is a finalist in the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, and won the Canadian Book Awards in the young adult category. Her novel TRIPLICITY won Moonbeam and Readers' Favorite awards, and SHADY WOODS received a perfect score from the BookLife Prize, an indie arm of Publisher's Weekly.
She wishes she were an expert linguist and enjoys exploring with her husband and two daughters.
For updates and news, you can find her on Facebook and Instagram @jmercerbooks, talking about what she’s reading and other bookish things.
IN ONE LIFE AND OUT ANOTHER is a finalist in the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, and won the Canadian Book Awards in the young adult category. Her novel TRIPLICITY won Moonbeam and Readers' Favorite awards, and SHADY WOODS received a perfect score from the BookLife Prize, an indie arm of Publisher's Weekly.
She wishes she were an expert linguist and enjoys exploring with her husband and two daughters.
For updates and news, you can find her on Facebook and Instagram @jmercerbooks, talking about what she’s reading and other bookish things.
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