Don't Let In the Cold

(Paperback)

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Age range 14 to 18

When a solar storm leaves Lottie and her new stepsister Jade alone without power or cell service in a cabin in Tahoe, the arrival of a seemingly lost stranger begins a chain of harrowing events. A debut thriller with escalating stakes.

They were only supposed to be on their own for one night.

When her mother remarries after an all-too-short courtship, Lottie and her new stepsister must house sit for a night while their parents honeymoon in Reno. Lottie feels out of place at her new stepdad's fancy ski cabin in Tahoe, especially since her lone companion is her new smart and sullen stepsister, Jade, who she's only met briefly once before. And when a solar flare causes a massive blackoutno cell signal or powerLottie knows they've got a long night ahead of them.

Then, in the dark, someone else shows up at the cabina cute, fast-talking stranger named Alex with his dog, claiming to be lost and needing shelter from the developing snowstorm. Lottie's suspicions about him grow throughout the night, but when a fireplace malfunction causes a fire, the three of them are forced out into the blizzard and must rely on one another to find shelter and safety..

In the remote, freezing woods with no way to call for help, the wary trio encounters the perils of the wilderness as well as two mysterious young men who seem to know Alex. Now Lottie must decide who she should trust in order to survive.

"[For] readers who like mysteries that defy imagination" Youth Services Book Review

"The action is fast-paced, with just enough romantic tension... [a] comfortingly familiar page-turning suspense" Kirkus

Reviews

"[For] readers who like mysteries that defy imagination" -- Youth Services Book Review

"A tense thriller that tightens the screws on every page. A worthy addition to the genre!" -- Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and #murdertrending

"Claustrophobic and suffocatingly high stakes. Each expertly-plotted twist of this edge-of-your-seat winter thriller will chill you to the bone. Parrack spins a tale of survival and found family that will equal parts delight and terrify you. I couldn't stop reading--safely under my covers." -- Rebecca Hanover, New York Times bestselling author of The Similars

"I shivered my way through this survival tale, in which no place is safe for long, and no one can be trusted." -- Parker Peevyhouse, author of The Echo Room

"Parrack's latest brings nonstop action... Readers will appreciate Lottie's emotional journey in the wake of so many disappointments in her life, all while being tested in unfamiliar circumstances, from both nature and humankind" -- Booklist

"The action is fast-paced, with just enough romantic tension... [a] comfortingly familiar page-turning suspense" -- Kirkus Reviews

"Twisty" -- School Library Journal

Author Bio

Keely Parrack was born in the UK but moved to the US twenty years ago, where she works as a teacher and bookseller. She lives with her family in the Bay Area. This is her YA debut. Find her online at keelyparrack.com