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Secrets and Shadows: A 13 to Life Novel
The award-winning adventure that began in 13 to Life continues in Secrets and Shadows!
Nothing’s simple when you run with werewolves. Having only recently discovered that werewolves exist, Jess Gillmansen thinks she’s seen it all but her eyes are about to be opened to even more danger in a world that’s far more paranormal than she ever suspected. With Jess’s realizations about the Rusakovas’ mother, everyone’s choices become harder and trust is even more important. Lines are drawn and relationships shift as the Rusakova family struggles to come together and people Jess always thought were normal show themselves to be much, much more — and far more dangerous than even she imagined.
Join Jess and Pietr as they fight to protect those they love against the dark machinations of groups hungry to divide and control them.
Teenage love, loss, and oh, yeah…
…werewolves!The new edition of Secrets and Shadows, originally published by St. Martin's Press in 2011, is now greatly expanded, and packed with even more action, adventure, and angst! Follow the heartstopping twists and turns filling the 13 to Life series!
Nothing’s simple when you run with werewolves. Having only recently discovered that werewolves exist, Jess Gillmansen thinks she’s seen it all but her eyes are about to be opened to even more danger in a world that’s far more paranormal than she ever suspected. With Jess’s realizations about the Rusakovas’ mother, everyone’s choices become harder and trust is even more important. Lines are drawn and relationships shift as the Rusakova family struggles to come together and people Jess always thought were normal show themselves to be much, much more — and far more dangerous than even she imagined.
Join Jess and Pietr as they fight to protect those they love against the dark machinations of groups hungry to divide and control them.
Teenage love, loss, and oh, yeah…
…werewolves!The new edition of Secrets and Shadows, originally published by St. Martin's Press in 2011, is now greatly expanded, and packed with even more action, adventure, and angst! Follow the heartstopping twists and turns filling the 13 to Life series!
382 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 31, 2024
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About the author
Shannon Delany
36 books1,064 followersShannon has written stories since she was a child. She began writing in earnest when her grandmother fell unexpectedly ill during a family vacation. In 2008 her greatly abbreviated version of 13 to Life (written in just five weeks) won the grand prize in the first-ever cell phone novel contest in the western world through Textnovel.com .
Shannon was thrilled when St. Martin’s Press offered her a contract for a series about her 13 to Life characters. She expanded on the cell phone novel version, adding the subplots and characters she didn’t have time to during the contest. As paranormal as werewolves seem, the grief Shannon used to build Jess’s character is something she personally experienced with the loss of her own mother. Focusing on Jess and Pietr’s story of loss, love and dramatic and dangerous changes, Shannon came to better grips with her own struggle. The resulting novel has earned her blurbs from authors she respects most.
The first novel in Shannon’s YA paranormal series, 13 to Life, debuted June 22, 2010, and was followed by Secrets and Shadows (February 2011), Bargains and Betrayals (August 2011), Destiny and Deception (February 2012), and the Rivals and Retribution (August 2012).
Shannon has also debuted with interactive science fiction in her short story ("To Hel and Back") for Spirited: 13 to Haunting Tales (Leap Books) and will make her high fantasy debut with Month 9 Books' charity anthology titled Two and Twenty Dark Tales (October 2012, "Pieces of Eight").
Shannon's second series (a steampunk trilogy titled WEATHER WITCH, also with St. Martin's Press) launched June 25, 2013 with Weather Witch, followed by Stormbringer (January 2014), and Thunderstruck (May 2014).
Previously a teacher, Shannon lives and writes in Upstate New York and enjoys traveling to talk to people about most anything.
Shannon was thrilled when St. Martin’s Press offered her a contract for a series about her 13 to Life characters. She expanded on the cell phone novel version, adding the subplots and characters she didn’t have time to during the contest. As paranormal as werewolves seem, the grief Shannon used to build Jess’s character is something she personally experienced with the loss of her own mother. Focusing on Jess and Pietr’s story of loss, love and dramatic and dangerous changes, Shannon came to better grips with her own struggle. The resulting novel has earned her blurbs from authors she respects most.
The first novel in Shannon’s YA paranormal series, 13 to Life, debuted June 22, 2010, and was followed by Secrets and Shadows (February 2011), Bargains and Betrayals (August 2011), Destiny and Deception (February 2012), and the Rivals and Retribution (August 2012).
Shannon has also debuted with interactive science fiction in her short story ("To Hel and Back") for Spirited: 13 to Haunting Tales (Leap Books) and will make her high fantasy debut with Month 9 Books' charity anthology titled Two and Twenty Dark Tales (October 2012, "Pieces of Eight").
Shannon's second series (a steampunk trilogy titled WEATHER WITCH, also with St. Martin's Press) launched June 25, 2013 with Weather Witch, followed by Stormbringer (January 2014), and Thunderstruck (May 2014).
Previously a teacher, Shannon lives and writes in Upstate New York and enjoys traveling to talk to people about most anything.
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