ON THE BANKS OF A SLEEPY BAYOU...a lost soul is nestled in the piney woods of East Texas, waiting and watching in the darkness of the shadows. ALARMED BY THIS LOST SOUL, who stalks her while she sleeps, Analise Michaels struggles to find meaning within her dreams. Instead, she finds danger down the street, across the ocean, and through the realms of time without ever physically leaving town. ANALISE ISNÕT LIKE OTHER TEENAGERSÉShe travels in her sleep. She talks to angels. Spirits are drawn to her pureness of heart. She can see and hear what others cannot, or perhaps that which they simply refuse to acknowledge. AS ANALISE NAVIGATES THE TANGLED WEB of drama and hysterics during her senior year of high school, she finds an unlikely friend and makes several enemies along the way. Her life becomes inescapably intertwined with an enigmatic stranger she must depend upon to help her unravel the mystery behind her haunted dreams and finally release the Shadows of Destiny.