Lisa's other books include the NYT bestselling THE UNWANTEDS and UNWANTEDS QUESTS series, the GOING WILD trilogy, the YA paranormal WAKE trilogy, the VISIONS trilogy, CRYER'S CROSS, DEAD TO YOU, and INFINITY RING: The Trap Door. It's a story of hope against all odds, about sibling mice who get separated in a mutiny and vow to find one another again. It's about five supernatural kids, raised in a deserted hideout, who enter civilization for the first time to search for a hidden stash left behind by their missing, criminal parents.īook two, The Invisible Spy, is on sale now! Book three, Rebel Undercover, is coming summer 2023, and book 4 will be out in spring of 2024.Īlso out now: CLARICE THE BRAVE. Book one, Map of Flames, was an instant NYT bestseller. Her newest middle grade fantasy series is called The Forgotten Five. All she can do is nod.Īnd then, there’s a sound from across the room.Lisa McMann lives and writes in the Phoenix area. His finger paints her skin from forehead to cheek, his hand captures the back of her neck, and then he lifts her, carries her to the chair. When the nightmare flickers to the picture of the woman again, Janie is just barely able to burst from her confines. She gathers up all her strength and pulls, groaning inwardly with such force that it hurts all the way through. Feeling like if she doesn’t get out of this mess, she might die here. Janie struggles again, feeling like she’s suffocating now. Trapped in the nightmare of a man who can’t wake up.

The static is like pinpricks in every pore of her skin. The bright colors slam into her eyes, into her brain, into her body. Thinks Cabel is there, holding her, but she can’t feel anything now. Tries pulling out of the dream, but she can’t focus-the static is messing up her ability to concentrate. “Help me!” he pleads.Īnd then, like a broken filmstrip, the picture cuts out and the static is back, louder than ever, constant screamo in her ears. His eyes widen and he sits up straighter in his chair. He’s in the shadows, sitting on a chair, watching the woman. And then Janie sees that the man is there too.

It’s the same woman as the day before, Janie’s certain, though she can’t make out any distinguishing features. Just when Janie thinks her eardrums are going to burst, the static dulls and the scene flickers to a woman in the dark once again.

She steps blindly toward the bed and Cabel helps her safely to the floor as her head pounds with noise.

Again, Janie nearly crumples to her knees, but this time she is more prepared. They stand outside Henry’s room, Janie’s hand tense on the handle. She gets caught in a weak dream but only for a few seconds-she barely even has to pause in step. At the hospital, Janie moves carefully through the hallways as usual, watching for open doors.

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