Fifteen-year-old Daria Brennan doesn’t want to hear people’s
thoughts. She doesn’t want to see ghosts or talk to dead
people. And she definitely doesn’t want to help Amanda solve her
forty-year old murder. But Amanda wants revenge, and Daria is the first
human contact she’s had since the day she died. Now the killer is after
Daria and her friends. Can they solve this Amanda’s murder in time, or
will they become the next victims?
Award-winning
author Bev Irwin lives in London, Ontario, with three assorted cats,
one that hid in her car when she moved from a farm and two others
dropped off by her daughter five on two different occasions. Her three
children have flown the coup. But her granddaughter, Jasmine, is a
frequent visitor.
As
a registered nurse, she likes to add a touch of medical to her romance
and mystery novels. She writes YA, children's, and poetry. She prefers
spending time in her garden, writing, and reading to being in the
kitchen.
Her
debut novel, WHEN HEARTS COLLIDE, a contemporary romance came out in
December of 2011 with Soul Mate Publishing under the pen name of Kendra
James. Irwin's YA paranormal novel GHOSTLY JUSTICE will be released by
Black Opal Books on April 14th, 2012. MISSING CLAYTON, a suspense novel,
with be also published with Black Opal Books later this year.
When one human stands before an army of impossible obstacles, the likelihood of overcoming them in this coming-of-age modern fairytale may result in war between light and darkness.
Abandoned as an infant in Prague, naive and strong-willed Charlotte Ruzikova was raised by one of the last Vampires left alive. As a human, she knows no other home than the one nestled deep in the woods of Eastern Europe, where Witches drew spells of enchantment, Phasers threw tea parties, and Elves are the closest in kin. Charlotte has lived her life in the dark with her Guardian, content to having him to herself and reveling in his attention, until she's realizes she wants more...
Resident medical doctor and Vampire, Valek Ruzik fears the day his ward would come of age and blossom into a fine woman, and he is forced to confront his own motives as time is of the essence once his past catches up to him, and their lives become endangered...
As genocide and war threatens their secret society, the dictator in power is ready to wipe out Valek's race, but Charlotte will not allow that to happen. Fighting for the only one she's ever loved and truly believed in, she will do whatever it takes to save their love...before the sun comes up and light takes over.
Review
Of Light and Darkness is a paranormal YA that holds it own among the saturated genre. Original beasts, well known magical creatures like Fae and Witches, and of course vampire add to a world to get lost in. With the blend of contemporary with it’s own world building characteristic of Paranormal YA readers will still fall in love with Eastern Europe, specifically Prague.
The truly original but intriguing premise of the book is the relationship between Valek and Charlotte and how it evolves. When I first saw where it was going I was on alert. I just couldn’t see how it work out without be creepy. Nevertheless, the rhythm of writing is so amazing I read on. Pleasantly surprised Shayne Lieghton not only delivered but secured a loyal reader by bringing it together and icing it up.
Aura’s life is anything but easy. Her boyfriend, Logan, died, and his slides between ghost and shade have left her reeling. Aura knows he needs her now more than ever. She loves Logan, but she can’t deny her connection with the totally supportive, totally gorgeous Zachary. And she’s not sure that she wants to. Logan and Zachary will fight to be the one by her side, but Aura needs them both to uncover the mystery of her past—the mystery of the Shift. As Aura’s search uncovers new truths, she must decide whom to trust with her secrets…and her heart.
