The time of Darquesse has passed. And now arises a new Villain that will push Skulduggery and Valkyrie to their limit. Little Rose. She's on a quest for blood and chaos, and she will not stop until she finishes what an old foe started. With old friends and new friends including the arrival of the beautiful and mysterious Artemis Steele. Skulduggery and Valkyrie must rally their strength and take down this sorceress before the world suffers her wrath.

His dad grabbed his shirt and pushed him backwards. Ryan cried out as he tumbled down the stairs and hit the floor hard. His dad advanced on him. Then he walked forward and kicked him on the side of his head. Stars swam in front of Ryan's eyes. He heard him mutter something incoherent. Asshole. *** After being beaten up and abused by his dad for over three years, Ryan is at the edge of break down. What happens that pushes Ryan over the edge? And most importantly, what will it take to bring him back?

{FIRST BOOK IN 'THE GIRL IN THE HOODIE' SERIES} {2014-2018} A girl moved to California two years ago. No one knows what she looks like. All they know is that she wears a hoodie. *~*~*~* "HOLY SHIT, NOAH! WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU LET THE TROLLEY GO?! COME BACK! OH MY FUCKING LIFE, FIZZY DRINKS UP AHEAD--" BANG FIZZ POP "...am I dead?" I'm suddenly grabbed by the back of my hoodie and pulled up from the ground and out of the mess of the opened bottles of fizzy which had exploded when the trolley and I crashed into them. My hands instantly go to my hood and I sigh in relief to find that it hadn't fallen off through all of that. I turn my head and look the the employee who's holding me, his face completely red and the vein in his neck throbbing. "Wassup, dude?" I smile sheepishly. *~* {HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 in Funny #1 in Sad And #1 in Cancer apparently }