Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return.
Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated―and confused. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones about the town's lost daughter, saying her death was meant to be. And they push Corey away like she's a stranger.
Corey knows something is wrong. With every hour, her suspicion grows. Lost is keeping secrets―chilling secrets. But piecing together the truth about what happened to her best friend may prove as difficult as lighting the sky in an Alaskan winter...
About the Book
Book Excerpt
I open the door and jump out of the plane as soon as
we land on the narrow strip. The concrete shocks my knees and I stretch in the
freezing cold air. I expect to find Mr. Henderson’s 4x4 waiting for me, or
Sheriff Flynn, maybe. Instead, a lone figure stands against the rising sun.
With the light at her back, I can only see her silhouette—-a tall, gangly
figure whose long hair dances in the wind. She raises a hesitant hand.
My heart
skips a beat. Kyra. Without thinking, I start toward her, her name on
the tip of my tongue.
Then the
light clears. Her nose is smaller. Her hair lighter.
And the shout of recognition dies
in my throat.
Piper Morden.
Not Kyra.
I forgot. Now I ache to forget
again.
Behind me, the pilot disembarks. He
grabs my backpack and hands it to me. “Your return flight is booked. Be here on
time. See you in five days.”
So little time, but it has to be
enough. “I’ll make sure of it. Thank you.”
The man hesitates, then says, “Be
careful in Lost Creek. Not everything is as it seems here.”
Read the rest of the excerpt after the page break:
10:00 am: The principal of Opportunity High School in Alabama finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.
Marieke Nijkamp is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. She holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies, and is an executive member of We Need Diverse Books, the founder of DiversifYA, and a founding contributor to YA Misfits. She lives in the Netherlands. Visit her at