The Little Wooden Box (Book 2 of the Shady Woods series)

A fun, easy read for reluctant readers, families, and lovers of the paranormal...
Just as Grace accepts Shady Woods as home, the tide in town begins to turn. Maybe pacifism is more of a compromise than the werewolves and vampires are okay with any longer. Maybe the dendrites and sirens should make some more concessions, so the others can live how they were meant to live. After all, that is the whole point of Shady.
As the debate heats up about whether everyone should lock themselves up once a month so the wolves can hunt in town, Grace becomes more aware of how dangerous it all is. Her anxiety over Riah not coming home in one piece doesn't go over well with Christian, and the hunting in town doesn't go over well with her parents.
When the little wooden box Ethan found holds more than they bargained for, and Grace's parents start talking about moving back normal, she has to decide if she's strong enough to deal with the realities of her new life. And if so, she must also be willing to fight for it.

J. Mercer grew up in Wisconsin where she walked home from school with her head in a book, filled notebooks with stories in junior high, then went to college for accounting and psychology only to open a dog daycare. She now writes women's fiction and young adult novels, freelance edits, and talks revision on The Novel Ending podcast. Her young adult novels have received multiple awards, and SHADY WOODS rated a perfect ten from the BookLife Prize, an indie arm of Publisher's Weekly. She wishes she were an expert linguist and enjoys exploring with her husband and two daughters. For updates, news, and what she's reading, you can find her on Facebook and Instagram @jmercerbooks, as well as online at www.jmercerbooks.com.