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The Nightmare Affair is the first ina gripping new urban fantasy trilogy by Mindee Arnett. Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because shes a criminal. No, shes a Nightmare. Literally.Beingthe only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mothers infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Bookers house, things get a whole lot more complicated. Hes hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldnt get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder. ThenElis dreamcomes true. Now Dusty has to follow the cluesboth within Elis dreams and out of themto stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what shes up to and marks her as the next target.
About the Author
Mindee Arnett is the author of two forthcoming young adult series. The first book in her contemporary fantasy series, The Nightmare Affair is forthcoming March 2013 from Tor Teen (Macmillan) while her YA sci-fi thriller, Finding Eden (tentative title) will debut Winter 2014 from Balzer Bray (HarperCollins) . She lives on a horse farm in Ohio with her husband, two kids, a couple of dogs, and an inappropriate number of cats. She's addicted to jumping horses and telling tales of magic, the macabre, and outer space. Her short stories have appeared in various magazines, including Happy, and she has received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008. She has a Master of Arts in English literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing. She is represented by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary and Media. She also blogs and tweets. Find her online at www.mindeearnett.com.