'LikeTwilight(Little Brown) and theVampire Diaries(HarperTeen) series, Verdayrs's planned trilogy (of whichThe Hauntedis the second installment) is characterized by its protagonistsrs' unrequited passions and its narrativers's gradual revelation of a second, supernatural world, the rules of which are distinct and complicated. Smith, bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries and Night World 'Spectacular The Hollow keeps you reading from beginning to end without coming up for air.' - L.J. They are tied not only to each other, but also to the town of Sleepy Hollow, and to the famous legend that binds their fates-a legend whose dark truths they are only beginning to guess.

But Abbey can never get over Caspian, and Caspian has no choice but to return to her side, for Caspian is a Shade, and Abbey is his destiny. She throws herself into her schoolwork, her perfume-making, and her friendship with Ben, her cute and funny lab partner, who just might be her ticket to getting over Caspian once and for all.

After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with-the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows that he is dead-Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow, ready to leave the ghosts of her past behind.

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