Lauren is a seventeen-year-old runaway living on the streets of Minneapolis. She is terrified of being labeled insane because of her Gift of seeing ghosts. Her abusive father has already forced her into a psychiatric ward once before. When a malicious ghost decides to use Lauren's close friend Caleb as a host body to return to life, Lauren faces threats to herself and those around her that will take her to the very edge of losing her sanity and her life.
Melody Taylor's short works have appeared in various local publications. "In the Dark" is her first novel. She currently resides in Minnesota with her husband and herd of cats, and is hard at work on her next book.