Having the ability to bend and control darkness, teenage troublemaker Darius Smith has kept his abilities to himself. He meets a girl from a club for "gifted teenagers", who discovers his abilities and brings him to the club for the gifted. High school is hard enough as it is, now add powers into the mix . What could possibly go wrong?

The year is 1881, and five years have passed since the events of the SOMETHING STRANGE & DEADLY series. Eleanor Fitt and the Spirit-Hunters are comfortable (and perhaps a bit complacent) as professors at the Sheridan Institute, a place for students both strange and necromantic. Yes, some of Eleanor's students (namely the troublemaker Tristan Lang) seem determined to annoy her at all turns, and yes, she does sometimes find the scholarly life a bit stifling, but it's better to teach her young charges about magic and the walking Dead within the safety of the school grounds rather than subject them to firsthand corpse exposure. But when Eleanor's former demon, Oliver, arrives with news about a secret society called The Luminaries, Eleanor and the Spirit-Hunters must decide if "firsthand corpse exposure" isn't exactly what their students need after all. Especially since these Luminaries and their creatures of darkness want something hidden within the Sheridan Institute...

I will be doing a series of posts, giving you insider info on how I wrote DEFY, where the story came from, deleted scenes, and more! In fact, I might even post a scene or two from a different POV. Like maybe...Rylan. Or even Damian. Intrigued? Then stay tuned and keep checking back! And feel free to comment or ask questions--I'll do my best to answer!