Shelbi Wescott

The Release

Mara's brother Soren remembers when his name was Cole. He remembers how he used to play pirate ship with his brothers in the backyard, the taste of his mother's soft and chewy chocolate-chip cookies, and that he rode the number eight bus to get to school. And he also remembers the night he died. On a dark and windy night, Soren tells Mara about the person who killed him before he chose to live with their family. Mara sets out to investigate her little brother's claims of a past life and discovers that the small tidbits of memory appear to match the life of a boy who was murdered fifteen years ago. As she inserts herself deeper into the life Cole left behind, Mara's world begins to unravel. Those who believe her are worried for her safety, and those that don't are worried for her emotional wellbeing. Confused and frightened, Mara begins a journey deep into the heart of what it means to be alive, what it means to be dead, and everything in-between.

After Life

In the final book of the Virulent Trilogy... Ethan is now at home in the System. Teddy has been placed in the King's care. The move to the Islands is looming. And Lucy and Grant are falling in love amidst the backdrop of anxiousness and pain. There are whispers of dissent among the survivors, and even Huck Truman's cherished Elektos Board is starting to challenge his thirst for complete control. Back in Oregon, Dean and Darla begin the journey to Nebraska to find their children. But will they be too late?

The Variables

"We've got this," Grant said and he took his right hand off the steering wheel and reached over to give Lucy a comforting pat. She leaned in to his touch and let his hand linger on her shoulder. "Seriously, Lula...at the risk of sounding insensitive...what's the worst that could happen?" The System is on the rise. Grant and Lucy have arrived in Brixton, Nebraska -- but instead of a reunion with Lucy's family they have found a desolate and deserted ghost town. Together they will have to unlock the secrets buried there. Back in Oregon, Ethan's health is in rapid decline. He needs surgery to survive. Principal Spencer fulfilled his promise and delivered a doctor, but will she and the other newcomers be able to save his life?

Book Two)

The System (Virulent

Lucy King is only an hour away from embarking on the most incredible vacation of her life: White sandy beaches in a tropical paradise, snorkeling and sunbathing in peaceful tranquility. But as Lucy looks forward to her trip, a sinister plot is unfolding that will demolish the world as she knows it. An unknown bioterrorist group unleashes a virus that virtually wipes out the earth's population-leaving Lucy, and a small faction of survivors, trapped inside her high school to wait out the apocalypse. War, looting, and death wreak havoc outside the school; inside, the students must contend with a tyrannical and paranoid principal and their own struggles of being orphaned, frightened, and unsure of what the future will bring. What begins as a basic fight for survival turns into a search for answers that will challenge everything Lucy has ever known about her life and her family.

Virulent

When Dinah and her daughter Willow move from Florida to a studio apartment in an upscale Portland neighborhood, it is hard not to notice the neighbors. The Zodiac House, a mysterious mansion hidden behind a winding driveway, a towering gate, and guarded by 15-foot bronze statues, attracts tourists and locals alike, all eager to catch a glimpse of the rumored witches who live there. Bewildered and amazed, Willow allows her curiosity about the house's sordid history to flourish and soon the 16-year-old is catapulted into a dangerous underground world. But eight months later, Willow is dead and Dinah believes the Zodiac House is responsible. Told from three alternating perspectives that weave back and forth through time, The Zodiac House is a fast-paced mystery that takes readers from the hallways of high school, into suburban covens, and through the darkness of the human experience and asks: What would you do to hide your darkest secrets?

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