Katie Alenderová je autorkou, jejíž díla často zkoumají napětí mezi zdánlivě obyčejným světem a skrytými, znepokojivými prvky. Její příběhy jsou známé svým plynulým vypravěčským stylem a schopností vtáhnout čtenáře do emocionálně nabitých situací. Alenderová se zaměřuje na psychologickou hloubku svých postav a na to, jak se vyrovnávají s obtížnými okolnostmi. Její psaní je fascinujícím pohledem na lidskou povahu a její reakce na stres a nebezpečí.
Nenávist je nesmrtelná. Alex si myslí, že posedlost její mladší sestry Kasey starou panenkou je jen bláznivý rozmar. Pak se ale začnou dít další záhadné věci: dveře se samy od sebe otevírají a zavírají, voda na vypnutém vařiči vře. Dům se mění a mění se i Kasey. Její oči už nejsou modré, ale zelené. Mluví archaickým jazykem a na některé věci si vůbec nepamatuje. Roztomilá holčička je pryč, a nová Kasey – je rozzlobená.
"Alexis battles a more powerful ghost than she's ever faced before... and one whose fate is tied to hers in ways she couldn't possibly imagine"--
Alexis is the last girl you'd expect to sell her soul. She already has everything she needs--an adorable boyfriend, the perfect best friend, and a little sister who’s finally recovering after being possessed by an evil spirit, then institutionalized. Alexis is thrilled when her sister joins a club; new friends are just what Kasey needs. It’s strange, though, to see how fast the girls in The Sunshine Club go from dorky and antisocial to gorgeous and popular. Soon Alexis learns that the girls have pledged an oath to a seemingly benevolent spirit named Aralt. Worried that Kasey's in over her head again, Alexis and her best friend Megan decide to investigate by joining the club themselves. At first, their connection with Aralt seems harmless. Alexis trades in her pink hair and punky clothes for a mainstream look, and quickly finds herself reveling in her newfound elegance and success. Instead of fighting off the supernatural, Alexis can hardly remember why she joined in the first place. Surely it wasn't to destroy Aralt...why would she hurt someone who has given her so much, and asked for so little in return?
Now in paperback, Katie Alender's YA psychological thriller brings us to a contemporary gothic estate where friendships last forever, even when you wish they wouldn't.
Paris, France: a city of fashion, chocolate croissants and cute boys. Colette Iselin is thrilled be there for the first time, on her class trip. But a series of gruesome murders are taking place around the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours the sights, Colette keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ball gown and powdered wig, who looks like Marie Antoinette. Colette knows her status-obsessed friends won't believe her, so she seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they discover that the murder victims are all descendants of people who ultimately brought about Marie Antoinette's beheading. The queen's ghost has been awakened, and now she's wreaking her bloodthirsty revenge. And Colette may just be one of those descendants . . . which means she might not make it out of this trip alive.
IN THIS ASYLUM, YOUR MIND PLAYS TRICK ON YOU ALL THE TIME ... Delia's new house isn't just a house. Long ago, it was the Piven Institute for the Care and Correction of Troubled Females -- an insane asylum nicknamed "Hysteria Hall." However, many of the inmates were not insane, just defiant and strong willed. Kind of like Delia herself. But the house still wants to keep "troubled" girls locked away. So, in the most horrifying way, Delia becomes trapped. And that's when she learns that the house is also haunted. Ghost girls wander the hallways in their old-fashioned nightgowns. A handsome ghost boy named Theo roams the grounds. Delia learns that all the spirits are unsettled and full of dark secrets. The house, too, harbors shocking truths within its walls -- truths that only Delia can uncover, and that may set her free. And she'll need to act quickly -- before the house's power overtakes everything she loves.