Bøker av Kayla Frederick

It's our darkest parts that know us best.Alex Alpine is unhappy with her life-a dead-end job, a marriage that's falling apart, and a failed string of self-published books. In an effort to better her life for her and her daughter, she makes the decision to quit writing in order to get a second job. Jamie, a recovered addict and Alex's only fan, can't bring himself to accept her decision.Convinced he can fix her, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage in his home in the woods. As Alex's captivity extends from weeks to months, Alex finds herself torn between her duties to the daughter she left behind and the life Jamie has made for her. To figure out where her true priorities lie, she must dive into not only her own past traumas but Jamie's as well.For fans of Stephen King's Misery and the You series by Caroline Kepnes

Lynn's always heard voices, but what if she's not the crazy one?Hell is a real place, and it's in Michigan.Lynn spent her life trying to escape the tourist trap of her hometown of Hell, Michigan. After a failed semester at college, she had no choice but to return home. Usually, she made a habit of hanging out in the woods around her mother's home and avoiding the tourists. When a voice calls to her from the woods, she follows it.Hearing voices is nothing new to her but hearing one outside of her regulars isn't. The voice leads her down a rabbit hole of the town's secrets. West Gate Hospital was an urban legend she'd heard about since she was a kid. Except legends don't leave buildings behind.

Dying is easy. Coming back is much harder.Murdered by her rival, Chance Welfrey, left Luna with the impression that she would be forced to live forever in Purgatory. After being offered a deal by Morpheus, the God of Dreams, Luna is given a second chance at life. Back on Earth, she can't speak due to the healing injuries that killed her, and she finds herself in police custody as the primary suspect in the murders of her friend, Amy, and mother, Rose.But Luna isn't the only one to make a miraculous recovery. With the help of Cody and his compound, Chance is also given a second shot at life using ex-Keeper Reese as a vessel. Tasked with his own mission to stop Luna from succeeding and to find the perfect vessel for Epiales, the God of Nightmares, Chance and Luna will once again partake in a deadly game of cat and mouse.Except this time, the consequences could bring about the end of the world.

Obsession is deadly.It's a lesson Luna Ketz learns the hard way. With only a month left of high school, she's determined to make it to her dream college and out from under her stern father's foot. Not even charming Chance Welfrey can derail her.But after a classmate disappears, Luna is haunted by violent nightmares so real they leave her traumatized. Terrified, Luna begins to question her sanity until a call from a long-lost friend warns her of things to come. Does Chance's seemingly perfect exterior hide an unhinged evil?Luna's in danger, and although she can avoid the killer in reality, she can't escape from him in her dreams.Heathers meets Nightmare on Elm Street in this heart-pounding supernatural thriller.

Luna Ketz never thought about life after death. That is until she woke up after being murdered.Caught in limbo between the waking world and the land of the dead, Luna has no choice but to face her demons. Literally. In order to find her son, Asher, she submits herself to the mercy of her long time enemy, Chance Welfrey, but his knowledge may not be enough to save them from their twisted past.Tensions are rising between the God of Dreams and the God of Nightmares, and Keepers are growing desperate to put a lid on the coming war. So desperate that they've abandoned the traditional means of keeping DreamWorld safe, and instead, have put their faith into Asher who may be the key to saving them all.

Death doesn't always bring peace.With memories of her dead family and friends haunting her, Luna Ketz tries to untangle her life from the hold Chance has had on her over the past four years, but it's harder than she thought. In death his secrets are revealed, plunging Luna into the mind of the man who ruined her life. Thoughts of her soon-to-be-born baby only bring to mind its monstrous father. Haunted by a new set of dreams, Luna fears her baby will grow up to be a carbon copy of him.She battles to keep hold of her sanity as she loses a grip on the world around her. The dead begin to speak, and she can't possibly ignore them. With Chance whispering evil deeds in her ear, she treads a trail she never thought she would venture and must rely on her worst enemy to help her conquer her biggest trial yet-herself.*Warning: This book contains content that may be disturbing to some.*

The only thing worse than being murdered by a human is being destroyed by a vengeful God.With Epiales, the God of Nightmares, resurrected in the body of Luna's sister, Cassandra, the stakes have never been higher. Luna and Chance find themselves trapped in the Compound at risk of discovery and death. In a seemingly kind gesture, Cody has agreed to protect them from Epiales' wrath, but he has secret motives.Ones that could prove fatal to not only Chance but Luna as well.In DreamWorld, Max and Asher have a mission of their own. Now a teenager, Asher has questions about his parents. Questions only they can answer. Tasked with keeping him safe, Max must keep Asher far from Luna and Chance until he comes into his powers. When news of attacks on nearby Keeper camps reach them, Max and Asher face the horrific truth that they're running out of time.The battle is reaching its crescendo, and ready or not, Asher will have to take his place at its center.

Revenge is an obsession of its own.Three years after her senior year horrors, Luna Ketz struggles to move on. Starting over in an apartment in Bowling Green with her new roommate hasn't made things easier. Nothing helps, including weekly check-ins to ensure her assailant, Chance Welfrey, is still in a coma.When he disappears from the hospital, Luna's worst fears are realized. Chance remembers everything. The next time she sees him is on her doorstep. He's found a new way into her life, and this game of cat and mouse will take all of her wits to survive.*Warning: This book contains content that may be disturbing to some including sexual abuse and graphic violence.*

Sam and Lance have been to Hell and back.Just when they think their lives can finally go back to normal, their biggest problem yet emerges. After learning of the East Coast Pack's existence, they've done their best to lay low, but Riley, brother to the leader of the pack, is urgent to find his girlfriend-recently changed vampire, Ruby. As Riley digs deeper into her disappearance, he comes closer to uncovering the truth about Luxury Island.Desperate to keep Ruby's hiding place a secret, Sam and Lance travel back to where it all began with the hope of saving her. What they find when they arrive makes all their unpleasant memories of the island seem like a daydream. There is a new source of evil on the island. One who is desperate for revenge against all werewolves, Sam and Lance included.

Being a werewolf isn't all it's cracked up to be.After returning to the mainland from the horrible vacation that turned her life upside down, Samantha Lesia craves normalcy. Figuring out how to fit back into her old life with her new ability is more a challenge than she bargained for.Townsfolk turn up dead, and Sam is forced to face the fact that her supernatural trials aren't over yet. With the murders threatening to expose Sam's new secret, she seeks out the help of a young witch to hunt down the creature responsible. But monsters aren't always ugly beasts. Sometimes, they're your friends.

Trapped on an island filled with monsters. What could be scarier than that?When plucky Sam Lesia receives an invitation for a free vacation in the mail, she hops on the opportunity. Determined to find the perfect summer adventure with her friends, Sam thrives on the cruise ship. That is until passengers start to go missing.Sam and her friends aren't prepared for the vacant island the cruise ship takes them to or the nightmare creatures that inhabit it. WIth the help of a handsome yet mysterious island native named Lance, Sam must get to the bottom of the ancient evil threatening the land before she's trapped there forever.

What would you do to survive?For Jessica, that means going through the motions of life. Doing what's expected of her. On the surface, she's a pretty young woman with her future stretched out before her. In reality? Something is off. Something she's learned is best kept to herself.In her job at the local grocery store, she blends in. Until one day when she's swept up in the crosshairs of an active shooter situation. Faced with staring death in the eye or letting her darkness free, she takes off her mask. To the survivors of the event, she's a hero.Jessica must face her toughest challenge yet-putting the bad thoughts back under wraps before she hurts someone else.

Don't use magic for evil and don't cross the boundary.Talia has always followed the two main rules of her Coven. After the thousand year war between demons and witches, the boundary keeps the peace. Until Talia's sweetheart is murdered on the other side.To get to the bottom of his death, Talia must do what she vowed to never do and cross into demon territory. With the help of a hunky but goofy demon named Marcus, Talia follow's Ian's final days into the depths of black magic and despair to learn the most startling discovery of all-not everyone is who they claim to be.**Winner of the Reader's Favorite Award: Five Stars**

There's a serial killer lurking the streets of Houston.While most of the women in town follow the typical safety guidelines-stay in pairs, don't go out late, carry pepper spray-Claudia has no fear.Even when she comes face to face with the infamous Butcher himself.Will Claudia become his most recent victim or will she and the killer be in for the biggest surprise of their lives?