New Releases by Tonya Royston

Gracyn would like nothing more than to return to her old life, one that was boring, but also safe. Instead, she begins to sink deeper into the mystery surrounding the murder of a young girl while defending herself against an evil witch.Gracyn''s attempt to carry on with school as usual is quickly derailed by Marguerite''s threats. When her car slides off the road one morning, she realizes Marguerite isn''t playing around. Not sure where to turn, Gracyn feels lost and alone until Lucian steps in, teaching her how to harness her energy and use magic to defeat Marguerite. If only it was that easy.Putting her faith in Lucian, Gracyn trusts him to help her find her inner strength. But her world is turned upside down when she uncovers new evidence in the murder case, leading her to question his innocence. After refusing to heed the warnings about him, she starts to wonder if she''ll be the next victim and resolves to fight for the truth, no matter what that might be.

All her life, Gracyn Pierce believed in what she can see and touch. But after learning she is part of a supernatural world, she knows things are about to change.Gracyn has no idea what lies ahead. She''s nervous about her future, not sure she''ll go to college one day as she hopes. In spite of the powers that have awakened inside her, she moves on as though everything is normal, studying hard and spending time with her boyfriend, Alex. She finds comfort in knowing there are others like her, particularly Lucian, the neighbor suspected of murdering his sister. As an unexpected bond forms between them, she begins to believe he couldn''t possibly have committed such a horrific crime.When Gracyn unknowingly releases an evil presence, birds turn up dead and hallucinations torment her. Then danger strikes, threatening her friend, Celeste. Gracyn does everything she can to help, but nothing prepares her for the shocking secrets exposed in the race against time to save Celeste.

On her own since Noah walked away, Laken finds her resistance to Xander crumbling. As she turns to him for comfort, the stranger in the woods reappears, threatening Xander and his father, Caleb. When Caleb reveals the secrets he and Xander have been protecting, Laken realizes she must stop at nothing to help them defeat the stranger. But Xander eludes him, and Laken is captured instead. Facing an unknown fate at the hands of a mad man driven by greed and jealousy, she resolves to fight to the bitter end for her life and her love. The stakes are high, and no one, including Dakota, is safe. Will Laken survive, or will the curse she tossed aside as a fairy tale prove to be true? (Twenty-five cents for every print and ebook copy sold will be donated to the Ian Somerhalder Foundation.)

Gracyn Pierce is starting over. She has a new home, a new boyfriend, and a new horse. Everything is perfect, or so it seems. Because Gracyn left a secret behind. In her quest to erase the memory of that stormy night, she forces herself to study hard, her sights set on an Ivy League college.But her attempts to stay focused are derailed when the neighbor suspected of murdering his sister returns to town. As if that isn''t enough, her senses begin to change in ways that aren''t physically possible. As hard as she tries to find an explanation, there isn''t one. Gracyn soon learns that things are not what they appear to be. Even her sister who took her in is hiding something. Will Gracyn continue pursuing her goal of getting accepted to a top-notch university, or will the secrets of the past and present ruin her future?

Eighteen-year-old Laken Sumner has just escaped from a strange man and a pack of aggressive wolves in the dark rain on a lonely mountain road. Normally, with her ability to communicate with wild animals, who can understand her thoughts, she wouldn''t worry about meeting such predators. But these wolves didn''t respond to her at all. She tries to shrug it off, afraid to reveal her secret to Noah, her boyfriend and a deputy sheriff. What if he dumps her, thinking she''s a freak? And what''s with Xander, the new boy in town, who seems to know something about her secret abilities? None of the strange things now going on in her small town had ever happened until he showed up.When disaster strikes and Laken is forced to confess her secret to Noah, her worst fears are realized as he backs away from her. Xander is more than willing to step into Noah''s shoes with Laken, but she doesn''t trust him. And Noah will be back, won''t he?

She never thought her ability to communicate with wild animals was anything more than a unique gift. But this gift is tied to a long history of secrets that threaten to shatter her one chance at true love... Laken Sumner isn''t your average teenager. Ever since she realized that wild animals could hear her thoughts, she''s spent more time in the woods with them than with other children. Even her wolf is a better friend to her than most people. She trusts him-so much so that she follows him out into the wilderness in the middle of the night to find a lost little boy. But the boy''s disappearance is only the beginning. The one bright spot in her life is Noah Lawson, the handsome new town deputy. Charming and mature, he almost seems too good to be true. Then she meets Xander Payne, the new boy at school, who seems to know something about her. But how could that be possible? As strange things begin to happen in her sleepy New England town, Laken wonders if Xander has something to do with it. Or is it just a coincidence that danger targets her soon after he arrives?