In the Black of the Night

Taylor Coxon was only eight years old when she suffered the loss of her father, 12 years old when she had a horrifying near-death experience, and 14 years old when her best friend was kidnapped. Her mother took on another job after they slipped into debt and was constantly having to stay late at whichever workplace happened to need her for the night shift. For the next two years, she felt completely and utterly alone. Until she meets Andrew Mizner, the boy she thought only existed in books and movies. He makes her feel happy, something she hadn't felt in too long. Just as her life begins to fall into place, someone from her past returns. Someone from her dark years. Someone who her nightmares constantly remind her of. Someone who is dead.