16-year-old Penny Boudreaux is obsessed with death.
Not in a dangerous way. She just feels more comfortable among gravestones than at parties, more at home working in a funeral parlor than pretending to fit in with normal teenagers. Ever since her mother and sister died, Penny has spent years trying not to drown in her grief—and trying not to care when people call her weird.
Then she meets Stephen Campbell.
Mysterious, charming and impossibly understanding, Stephen makes Penny feel seen in a way nobody else ever has. But strange things start happening around the time they meet. Penny hears whispers in empty rooms. Shadowy figures follow her through the cemetery at night. And no matter how badly she wants to ignore it, there’s something deeply wrong with Stephen.
Because Stephen has a secret connection to the dead that Penny never could have imagined.
And when Penny discovers that he might actually be able to help her bring her mother and sister back, she’s willing to risk everything for one more chance to see them again.
But death does not give up its secrets willingly.
As terrifying supernatural forces close in, Penny is forced to choose between holding on to the people she loves…or letting the dead stay buried.
Perfect for fans of Twilight, The Graveyard Book and Belladonna, Penny Dreadful is a dark young adult paranormal romance about grief, first love and the dangerous cost of refusing to let go.
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Mary Hallberg, author 