Kate Rudd

"Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn't going well. With the cold case of the century solved, Stevie is adrift. There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain--questions about college, love, and life in general. Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad, and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case. In 1995, nine friends from Cambridge University...

"Out there is chaos, the collapse of society, and so much to be afraid of. All that matters is freedom. That's what Remy Blake has been taught by his survivalist father. Raised off the grid in the middle of nowhere, his own survival skills not yet honed, Remy is days shy of his eighth birthday when his father unexpectedly dies. As seasons pass, supplies run out, and fending for himself grows more desperate, Remy sets out on foot, unprepared for the...

Jade Westmore is content in her life as a newlywed to architect Wells Westmore, but after a dire warning from Wells' first wife Sylvie--silent since her accident three years ago--Jade is unsure of what to do and whom to trust.

When her foster sister is committed to a psychiatric hospital after trying to kill her husband, Krystal, a respected lawyer, drops everything to defend her, which forces her to confront a horrible tragedy and a well-guarded lie that cemented their sisterly bond.

"Crystal Donavan gets a message on a mysterious app with a video of her little sister gagged and bound. She has only 24 hours to play--and win--the kidnapper's game. At first the tasks are bizarre: steal a test and stuff it in a locker, bake brownies, make a prank call. Soon Crystal realizes each task is meant to hurt--and kill--her friends. But if she refuses to play, the kidnapper will kill her sister. Making impossible choices between her friends...

Held captive with the king's son in an endlessly shifting prison, Lu contemplates the violence of her military past to prevent the takeover of her island home, while a tormented Vex throws himself into the rebellion against Argrid forces. As a child, Lu freed Grace Loray from King Elazar of Argrid. Now Elazar is holding her and his own son, Ben, captive in an endlessly shifting prison, forcing them to make a weapon that will guarantee Elazar's success...

"Lotus, Nova, and Vin need to get serious about studying. They've even rented a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere so they can focus. No phones. No internet. No distractions. But they're not alone. Someone else is studying too - studying them." --