Synopses & Reviews
Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Well, sort of. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan's violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;It doesn't help that Aura's new friend Zachary is so understanding--and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart...and clues to the secret of the Shift.
Review
"[SHADE IS] a fully satisfying read, with well-developed, believable characters. Smith-Ready changes the world completely by simply changing our ability to see."
--STARRED REVIEW from Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura wants nothing more than to undo the Shift. But then her boyfriend, Logan, dies an untimely death and shows up as a violet-hued ghost. Suddenly, Aura has a vested interest in the afterlife.
While Aura copes with her phantasmic situation, it doesn’t help that her new friend Zachary is so understanding—and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit. And as Aura’s relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura’s heart—and clues to the secret of the Shift.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Jeri Smith-Ready andlt;/Bandgt;holds a master's degree in environmental policy and lives in Maryland with her husband, two cats, and a retired racing greyhound. She and her husband foster shelter dogs with Tails of Hope Sanctuary. Her first novel, andlt;iandgt;Requiem for the Devilandlt;/iandgt;, was a semi-finalist in the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest and won first place in the National Writers Association Novel Contest.andlt;i andgt;andlt;/iandgt;