I Become Shadow [Paperback]

With a  headstrong heroine on par with Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior (Kirkus) this debut thriller combines a pulse-pounding scifi thriller with a new adult coming-of-age story set at Texas A&M University. 

When Ren Sharpe was fourteen, she was kidnapped by a shadowy organization called FATE and trained to be a human weapon.
 
Now, four years later, she receives her assignment: protect Gareth Young at all costs. Currently a student at Texas A&M, Gareth will someday change the world. FATE calls people like Gareth “FIPs”—future important people—and they’re everywhere, each with a FATE-trained shadow.
 
But when disaster strikes, Ren will have to turn on her maker. Together with Junie, a fellow abductee and the one person she trusts, Ren takes Gareth on the run.
 
Because whatever else happens, failure is not an option.

Praise forI Become Shadow

“The greatest strength is Ren’s jokey, snark-a-minute narration; that alone puts it in the same ballpark as Michelle Gagnon’sPersefonetrilogy or  Anthony Horowitz’sAlex Riderthrillers.”
—VOYA

A fast, funny, sharp debut.  
—Kiersten White, New York Times best selling author ofParanormalcy

“With a love triangle, vivid training sessions, and ample action, Shine’s debut introduces a new kick-butt, funny heroine who could hold her own in a ring full of tough, independent girls like Katniss Everdeen, Tris Prior, and Lela Santos.”
—Booklist

“In his debut, Shine delivers a thrilling plot and a headstrong heroine on par with Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Brimming with wisecracks and jokes, which turn an interesting concept into a very light read . . . pll£Ý