On a cold night, Stephen Dene went to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act. But someone stopped him along the way, sending his life in a new and decidedly strange direction–leading him to London, to two new friends, and to a world of shadows and mystery. From New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Key to the Golden Firebird and The Name of the Star, The Boy in the Smoke is a thrilling prequel to The Shades of London series.

Cherry blossom lipstick: check Smokey eyes: check Skinny jeans: check Dead kid in the mirror: check For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She's been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too. Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. There's a little glitch this time. The ghost she sees is her foster sister, Sally. Everyone thinks she's just another runaway. Mattie knows the truth, though-she's dead, murdered. Foster kids look out for each other and Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can't do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young police officer and together they set out to discover the truth of Sally's disappearance. Now the killer has set his sights on her. It becomes a race to see if she can find the truth before the serial killer finds her.

Angel Parkhill's Mum and Dad are forever fighting. Her Dad's an abusive alcoholic and her Mum is useless, but Angel still loves them. When Angel's mum decides to leave her husband for good, she takes Angel and her baby sister, Sky, with her. They are soon abandoned by their Mum and a local gypsy boy, Dash, invites Angel to stay with him and his family. Angel is reluctant at first, but says yes in the end due to the fact she thinks she may be falling for Dash...

Avery and Andrew have been best friends since middle school; they're close. But they're about to get a whole lot closer when paired up for the project like no other: the baby project.

Ariel Lynn Wilson isn't your popular type, she isn't a anybody but then she isn't a nerd. She is just an average high school teen. Her parents are wealthy and she is a good child. Arden Holt is the school's bad ass, he is popular but is only popular by his badness and lack of good work. So what happened? Ariel made a mistake and slept with him. When he finds out he isn't going to want to have anything to do with the baby, but could his mind change, could this baby change him for the better?

I am only fifteen...how could this happen to me? I am nerdy-straight 4.0 GPA, never smoked, never done drugs, never had a boyfriend, never had sex, never tasted alcohol, so why did he have to kidnap me? And how does One Direction fit into this mess?

I am really sorry for not uploading... Anyhow back to the book. i slowly trudged through the icy, thick, mud, to war camp. Micheal was enrolled in ww1 and was caught by the Hun. how would he survive!