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Novel · Skyscape

Before Goodbye

Music means more than anything to high school student Cate Reese; it's also what unites her with Cal Woods. Devoted classical guitar players, Cate and Cal are childhood friends newly smitten by love — until a devastating accident rips Cal out of Cate's life forever. Blaming herself for the horrific tragedy and struggling to surface from her despair, Cate spirals downhill in a desperate attempt to ease her pain.

Fellow student David Bennet might look like the school's golden boy, but underneath the surface the popular athlete battles demons of his own. Racked with survivor's guilt after his brother's suicide, things get worse when tragedy darkens his world again — but connecting with Cate, his sister's longtime babysitter, starts bringing the light back in.

As Cate and David grow closer, the two shattered teenagers learn to examine the pieces of their lives… and, together, find a way to be whole again.

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"A book to set your heart aflutter." The Toronto Star
"The perfect mix of love, life… The complex nature of the novel allows the reader to connect with the different sides of each dynamic character." South Florida Arts Review
"Desperate and real. Stunningly beautiful!" Night Owl Reviews Top Pick, 5 stars
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Novel · Skyscape

Shining Sea

Seventeen-year-old Arion Rush has always played the obedient sidekick to her flashy older sister — until a mysterious boating accident leaves Lilah a silent, traumatized stranger. As her sister awaits medical treatment with their mother, Arion and their father head to his hometown in Maine to prepare a new life for them all. Surrounded by the vast Atlantic, songwriting is Arion's only solace, her solid ground.

Unexpectedly, Arion blossoms in the tiny coastal town. Friends flock to her, and Logan Delaine, a volatile heartthrob, seems downright smitten. But it's Bo Summers — a solitary surfer, as alluring as he is aloof — that Arion can't shake. Meanwhile, Lilah's worsening condition, a string of local fatalities, and Arion's own recent brushes with death seem ominously linked… to Bo's otherworldly family.

As Arion's feelings for Bo intensify and his affections turn possessive, she must make a choice. How will Arion learn to listen to her own voice when Bo's siren song won't stop ringing in her ears?

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"A lyrical and leisurely writer, Cross dips into the young adult world with a novel that weaves mythology, teen angst and family drama… Kudos to Mimi Cross for surprising readers." Newark Star-Ledger
"Cross's songwriting experience comes across in the poetic language and descriptive passages." Publishers Weekly
"A compelling contemporary with dark, twisted roots and swoony romance." YA Books Central
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