Cirrus@Austlit

'Beware The Stillness...
She can't stop running.
If she stops, they'll find her.
If she stops, they'll kill her.
If she stops...it's all over. 

'Clare wakes, bandaged and injured, in a stranger’s home. He tells her she was in a car crash. He says he saved her.

'A vicious snowstorm has trapped them inside the historic manor he calls home. The phones don't work. There is no way to leave, or even to call for help, until the snow melts.

'The stranger seems kind. He tends to her injuries and brings her food. But Clare doesn’t know if she can trust him. He promised they were alone in the house, but she sees and hears things that convince her something else is in the building with them, hiding in the shadows, watching.

'Clare doesn’t know if she can trust the stranger — or even her own mind. Because, as her memories of the hours before her accident begin to return, the things she saw and heard terrify her.

'What was The Stillness, and why was she running from it?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Nowhere is safe. Clare and Dorran scramble to secure their temporary sanctuary from the hungry things outside. The hollow ones, ravenous beings unaffected by the violent winter storms, patiently lie in wait. It's not a matter of if Clare and Dorran are attacked, but when. And Clare knows she'll have to venture out into the night soon…

'Somewhere far away, Clare's sister Beth is trapped, with only hours to live. Hundreds of miles separate the sisters and the land between them is infested with monstrosities. There's a bitter deadline to this rescue mission, but Clare won't lose Beth without a fight.

'She knows she can't survive the trip by herself. But even with Dorran at her side, can she truly hope to face the ruthless predators and make it to her desperate sister before it's too late? They all may be lost to the dark winter.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'There are eyes in the dark. There are whispers in the mist. There is danger lurking in the snow, and one false step could end it all. Something is waiting for Clare on the edges of the snowy woods ... something monstrous, something unfeeling.

'Something desperately hungry.' (Publication summary) 

'The stark world continues to change. Each passing day twists it further, pushing the survivors closer to the brink of extinction. But, for the first time, there is hope.

'Clare and Dorran have set their sights on returning home to Winterbourne Hall. It's a daunting journey, but vital. Humanity needs more refuges—safe areas where food can be grown without attracting the attention of the hollow ones—and the old gothic manor is their best bet.

'But their home is no longer a sanctuary. It's become a trap: carefully crafted for them, lying in wait for their return. By the time they realize just how dangerous Winterbourne has become, it's already too late.

'The fight for survival is far from over.

Source: Publisher's blurb.