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Eighteen-year-old Moira Mitchell grew up in the shadows of Vegas's stage lights while her father's career as a magician soared. More than anything, Moira wants to be a magician too, but her father is dead set against her pursuing magic. When an invitation to join the Cirque American mistakenly falls into Moira's possession, she takes action. Instead of giving the highly coveted invitation to its intended recipient, Raleigh, her father's handsome and worldly former apprentice, Moira takes off to join the Cirque. If she can perform alongside its world-famous acts, she knows she'll be able to convince her dad that magic is her future. But when Moira arrives, things take on an intensity she can't control as her stage magic suddenly feels like...real magic. To further distract her, Raleigh shows up none too pleased at Moira's presence, all while the Cirque's cocky and intriguing knife thrower, Dez, seems to have it out for her. As tensions mount and Moira's abilities come into question, she must decide what's real and what's an illusion. If she doesn't sort it out in time, she may forever remain a girl in the shadows.

About the Author
Gwenda Bond is the author of Girl on a Wire and Girl in the Shadows, whose daredevil young heroines discover danger and passion lurking beneath the big top. Her previous books include the young adult novels The Woken Gods and Blackwood. Her writing has also appeared in Publishers Weekly and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. She has an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in a hundred-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband, author Christopher Rowe, and their menagerie. Visit her online at www.gwendabond.com or @gwenda on Twitter.

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"An exciting, plot-driven summer read, a companion to Girl on a Wire." -VOYA Magazine "I'm especially attracted to these books because they're companion novels set in the same world, rather than a straight-up serial-type series. More family secrets and rivalries! More suspicions and magic! More star-crossed love!" -Leila Roy, Kirkus Reviews "Gwenda Bond has a real gift for writing believable, interesting teenaged protagonists, and puts that gift to use in Girl in the Shadows. A quick, enjoyable read, filled with an equal mix of grand flourishes and quiet moments. Recommended for YA readers, both young and not-so-young, particularly those with a love of magic." -Fantasy Literature "Romance and mystery intertwine while Moira works out her problems with the coin, her father, mother, boyfriend, and herself. Girl in the Shadows makes for escape reading-escape to a circus world." -White Tops Magazine, the official publication of the Circus Fans Association of America "There is a wonderful dialogue, a more-than-passing summer romance-long lost discoveries, lies, betrayal-and a lot of spotlights, bows, and very narrow escapes." -Finding Wonderland



Book Information
ISBN 9781503953932
Author Gwenda Bond
Format Paperback
Page Count 380
Imprint Skyscape
Publisher Amazon Publishing
Series Cirque American

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