dam·sel in dis·tress /ˈdamzəl in dəˈstres/ (noun): 1. A young woman in trouble (With the implication that the woman needs to be rescued). 2. A stereotype of someone in trouble who needs a hero to save them.

When seventeen-year-old necromancer Sapphire Sweetman befriends the spirit of Mona Delaney, she thinks all of her problems have been solved. Mona proves to be very useful when it comes to propelling her up the social ladder at school and dishing out haunting - and sometimes frighteningly cruel - punishments to those that Saffy deems deserving, but soon she begins to realize that Mona isn't quite who she says she is. People across the county are vanishing without a trace, and when Mona demands a sinister favour in return for her loyalty, Saffy's world is upended completely. The options are clear: comply, or become subject to the rage of a spirit who is far more powerful than she first seemed. Highest chart positions: #12 in Paranormal

Gotham, 2043. Things are still chaotic, dangerous, and once again the only hope for the condemned city is Batman, new and improved. But, Batman's alone and Terry McGinnis is starting to feel the pressures of being a solo caped crusader. Is there any chance he could find a protégé to help him somewhere in this forsaken waste of a city? ( Set right after the animated series Batman Beyond and the movie 'Return of the Joker', if you haven't seen it I would highly suggest you check it out, though I'll make sure you understand everything if you haven't seen it ;) Terry McGinnis is the new Batman with a powered suit, who's, in this story, about nineteen even though he started at sixteen years old in the show. <<boom. background )