Twilight: Where Darkness Begins Series by Bruce Coville, Dale Cowan, Imogen Howe, Jay Callahan, Colin Daniel, Joseph Trainor, Amanda Byron

Jaynie visits her friend Evelyn in Scotland to take a break from her problems at home, including a painful break-up with her boyfriend. Just as she begins to relax, she starts hearing eerie voices in the night, and when she investigates, she sees a ghastly figure rising from the slime of the lake.

Janet becomes convinced that the beautiful new student, Mirella, is really a witch determined to gain control of Janet's boyfriend.

After the death of her parents, Maggie comes to live in the small town of Wells and begins to suspect that it is haunted by an evil spirit.

Dani returns to her birthplace, the Caribbean island of St. Jacques, and becomes involved in the terrifying rituals of voodooism.

Ever since Gerry picked up "Spirits and Spells" at a gaming convention, it has been his obsession. And what better place to act out a fantasy-role playing game than the old Gulbrandsen place, an abandoned house rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a murdered servant girl? A storm shatters the darkness the night Gerry and his friends gather. As players, they have until dawn to defeat a powerful wizard or be destroyed themselves. But when the game begins, they are all imprisoned by the house... moreEver since Gerry picked up "Spirits and Spells" at a gaming convention, it has been his obsession. And what better place to act out a fantasy-role playing game than the old Gulbrandsen place, an abandoned house rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a murdered servant girl? A storm shatters the darkness the night Gerry and his friends gather. As players, they have until dawn to defeat a powerful wizard or be destroyed themselves. But when the game begins, they are all imprisoned by the house. "Spirits and Spells" is no longer sport, and their gaming powers become as frighteningly real as the gruesome horrors that lurk around every corner. Will dawn bring the end of the fantasy—or the end of their lives? less

Life turned sour for Janet Marie Simpson the day she agreed to cut school and join the gang on Senor Bunk Day. What could be nicer than a cruise across Lake Champlain on a beautiful summer day? How could they have known that the motor would conk out, that they would have to spend the night on a tiny, nameless island in the middle of the lake?For Janet, her parents' punishment-indefinite grounding-is only the beginning. The dreams and the blackouts are far worse... moreLife turned sour for Janet Marie Simpson the day she agreed to cut school and join the gang on Senor Bunk Day. What could be nicer than a cruise across Lake Champlain on a beautiful summer day? How could they have known that the motor would conk out, that they would have to spend the night on a tiny, nameless island in the middle of the lake?For Janet, her parents' punishment-indefinite grounding-is only the beginning. The dreams and the blackouts are far worse. Blackouts that leave her weak and exhausted. Dreams that always end up in a graveyard.Then Janet begins to understand that an old evil is trying to escape from the place where it has been imprisoned for so many years. Is Janet a victim, or is she the vehicle of doom? less

Lois Mallory is happy: she has her work for her high-school newspaper, her friends and her charming but unscrupulous boyfriend. Then her peaceful routine is interrupted by mysterious, threatening messages which appear on her typing assignments, messages which could only have been typed by her. Lois is forced to face the truth: either she is going insane or she has been possessed by a hostile spirit.

The ancient amulet given to Marilyn Sparks is a passport to adventure. But it may be a one-way trip. Faced with an ancient curse, a tragic doom, and a blood feud thousands of years old, Marilyn must make the right decision--or die.