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Brightwood Shadows

(2025)
(The first book in the Brightwood Files series)
A novel by

 
 

Trust the wrong person, and you might not live to regret it.

Ellie Quinn has spent her whole life unknowingly training for a world she never knew existed. With a mother who lived off the grid, avoiding cell phones and technology, Ellie’s survival skills were second nature long before she realized their purpose. When her mother is imprisoned, Ellie is sent to Brightwood—a sprawling, ivy-covered estate disguised as a group home but hiding a darker purpose.

Brightwood isn’t just a refuge for troubled teens—it’s a secret training ground for elite teen spies. But something is wrong beneath its polished surface. Thirty teens have gone missing, and whispers of betrayal swirl through the halls. When Ellie and her friends discover a mysterious device labeled Erebus in a forgotten wing of the estate, they stumble onto a plot far more dangerous than they ever imagined.

Now, with The Alliance—a shadowy global organization—closing in, Ellie must decide if she’s willing to risk everything to uncover the truth, even if it means going off book and putting a target on her back.

If they can’t outsmart The Alliance, they’ll be the next to vanish.Fans of clean YA thrillers like The New Recruit by Jill Williamson, Anomaly by Krista McGee, and The Warrior Spy by Dony Jay will love Brightwood Shadows—a twist-filled adventure with high-stakes missions, found family dynamics, and clean suspense.


Genre: Young Adult Fiction

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