Shades and Shadows

By: Laster, Ashley

Corrupted doesn't always mean wicked.

Sixteen-year-old Ari Jones is supposed to be starting over.

Instead, she's seeing ghosts.

After moving to the eerie town of Uncertain, Texas, Ari begins seeing the apparition of Samael Lowood-a Victorian boy with sharp smiles, careful manners, and a century-old murder attached to his name.

When a demonic messenger offers Ari a bargain-the return of her missing father in exchange for a stolen relic called the Nanorian-Sam opens a doorway to the Darklands, a frozen afterlife reserved for corrupted souls. There, beneath eternal night and snow-dusted roses, Ari learns the truth: Hell is searching for the Nanorian too.

And it will kill to get it.

With the help of a rule-breaking angel, a sharp-tongued witch, and a ghost who may be hiding more than he admits, Ari is pulled into a war between Heaven and Hell where loyalties blur, monsters wear familiar faces, and even the dead can lie.

Because the Nanorian isn't just a relic.

It's a weapon.

And if Ari can't uncover the truth behind Sam's murder and the forces hunting her father, she may lose far more than her mind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HGQNZDK5
• ISBN13: 9798997620103
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: IDIM Publishing
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary