Ether

Which is more dangerous: the evil that hunts you, or the love that binds you?Eighteen-year-old runaway Ren is at the end of her rope, desperate and alone, until two strangers explode into her life on a cold October night. One is a protectress named Lailah-an ethereal apparition who Ren will learn has safeguarded her from afar since childhood. The other is a twenty-year-old woman with whom she forges an immediate, intense bond.Her name is Katie. And someone's trying to kill her.Now Ren must master her own newly discovered abilities as a protectress to keep Katie safe. When Lailah is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Ren knows danger is closing in and time is running out. To prevent Katie from suffering the same fate, Ren must solve the murder of her protectress, battle dark forces stronger than she could have imagined, and discover the origin of her and Katie's extraordinary connection.Ren never expected to fall for the woman she's destined to protect. But of all the dangers they'll face, love may be the deadliest.A must-read YA supernatural thriller with a beautiful love story at its core, Ether is a captivating and emotional novel about the power of empathy and how far we'll go to protect the ones we love.