RAVENCLIFFE

This romantic and atmospheric second chapter in the Blythewood saga weds real-life events with cataclysm in the magical world, building to a heart-pounding climax that will leave readers hungry for more.

After her dramatic first year at the magical Blythewood Academy, Avaline Hall is hoping for a quiet summer in New York City. But when the evil Judicus van Drood starts kidnapping young girls, Ava and Raven, the Darkling boy she loves, are the only ones who can stop him. To find her friends, Ava must journey through the Hellgate, a whirlpool in the Hudson River that’s guarded by a vicious kraken. Mortals can’t survive a trip through the Hellgate. But Ava’s been harboring a secret from everyone at Blythewood: she’s not human.

Carol Goodman is the author of many published adult novels, including some under her pen name, Juliet Dark. She is also a professor at the New School and SUNY, so she's very experienced and knowledgeable about presenting to groups. Publishers will find her a joy to work with, charming, easygoing, and professional. Now, for the first time ever, she is bringing her talents to a YA audience.