The Nocte Trilogy Series by Courtney Cole, Simone Tetrault

My name is Calla Price. I'm eighteen years old, and I'm one half of a whole. My other half—my twin brother, my Finn—is crazy. I love him. More than life, more than anything. And even though I'm terrified he'll suck me down with him, no one can save him but me. I'm doing all I can to stay afloat in a sea of insanity, but I'm drowning more and more each day. So I reach out for a lifeline. Dare DuBray. He's my savior and my anti-Christ... moreMy name is Calla Price. I'm eighteen years old, and I'm one half of a whole. My other half—my twin brother, my Finn—is crazy. I love him. More than life, more than anything. And even though I'm terrified he'll suck me down with him, no one can save him but me. I'm doing all I can to stay afloat in a sea of insanity, but I'm drowning more and more each day. So I reach out for a lifeline. Dare DuBray. He's my savior and my anti-Christ. His arms are where I feel safe, where I'm afraid, where I belong, where I'm lost. He will heal me, break me, love me and hate me. He has the power to destroy me. Maybe that's ok. Because I can't seem to save Finn and love Dare without everyone getting hurt. Why? Because of a secret. A secret I'm so busy trying to figure out, that I never see it coming. You won't either. less

The truth shall set you free.My name is Calla Price and I’m drowning.My new world is a dark, dark ocean and I’m being pulled under by secrets.Can I trust anyone? I don’t know anymore.The lies are spirals. They twist and turn, binding me with their thorns and serpentine tongues. And just when I think I have it figured out, everything is pulled out from under me.I’m entangled in the darkness.But the truth will set me free.It’s just ahead of me, so close I can touch it... moreThe truth shall set you free.My name is Calla Price and I’m drowning.My new world is a dark, dark ocean and I’m being pulled under by secrets.Can I trust anyone? I don’t know anymore.The lies are spirals. They twist and turn, binding me with their thorns and serpentine tongues. And just when I think I have it figured out, everything is pulled out from under me.I’m entangled in the darkness.But the truth will set me free.It’s just ahead of me, so close I can touch it. But even though it shines and glimmers, it has glistening fangs and I know it will shred me.Are you scared?I am. less

Winner of the Margaret Mahy Award"Some rivers should not be swum in. Some rivers hold secrets that can never be told."Te Arepa is an adventurous Maori boy, bound to the history, customs and rituals of his people. Yet when he comes upon a giant eel while fishing, he is convinced the creature is a taniwha, or water demon, and follows it. Yet what Te Arepa finds in the river is far different, far more sinister. And it will change his life forever... moreWinner of the Margaret Mahy Award"Some rivers should not be swum in. Some rivers hold secrets that can never be told."Te Arepa is an adventurous Maori boy, bound to the history, customs and rituals of his people. Yet when he comes upon a giant eel while fishing, he is convinced the creature is a taniwha, or water demon, and follows it. Yet what Te Arepa finds in the river is far different, far more sinister. And it will change his life forever.Te Arepa has always been curious about experiencing life beyond his tribe. His wishes seem granted when he is awarded a scholarship at a prestigious boarding school, far away from the Maori. Leaving behind his family and their traditions, Te Arepa sets out to discover a strange new world with customs of its own...as well as new enemies.When he arrives at school, Te Arepa finds the freedom and everything it offers intoxicating. But to fit in, he realizes that he must shed his identity, culture, and even his name. And he comes to realize that what the water demon showed him in the darkness of the river that day changed him, and that freedom comes with a heavy price. less

LET THERE BE LIGHT. My name is Calla Price and I’m broken. My pieces are all around me, floating on the wind, even as I desperately try to grasp them. Who is dead? Alive? Insane? What is the truth? I don’t know. I do know this: The darkness is strangling me. With every breath, I choke on another lie. My mind has protected me, but that shield will soon be lowered. All will be revealed. Every answer to every question. It’s all been leading to this. Don’t be afraid. Be terrified.

Dare Me is a hotshot novella based on the character Dare DuBray from the Nocte Trilogy.They say she’s crazy. She’s not. They don’t know the truth. She knows the truth. The problem is, she just doesn’t always remember it. But I do. My name is Dare DuBray. I’m in love with a girl who is is erratic and beautiful, and a little bit mad. But that’s ok. We’re all a little mad, aren’t we?