The Awakening / Dead by Dusk

THE AWAKENIN THERE IS NO ESCAPINGDespite a floundering marriage, Megan O’Casey and her husband Finn still make good music together. Which is why they head to Salem, Massachusetts, Megan’shometown — booked to perform a weeklong series of concerts culminating on Halloween. But as soon as they arrive, Finn seems different — sensual beyond belief one moment; cold and ruthless the next. The locals — even Megan’s relatives — regard him strangely, with a distrust bordering on hatred.THE NIGHTMARE WITHINSomething powerful is arising, a malevolence that may have already claimed Finn for its own. As the full moon approaches, Megan senses that she, too, is in mortal danger. But there are forces watching from beyond the pale of life and death. Whose side they’re on is the least of Megan’s worries. What they could reveal about her is what she’s running from… DEAD BY DUSK An Italian getaway was just the cure Stephanie Cahill needed to recover from a painful past. But the picture perfect Bella Vista has been hiding dark secrets of its own. Thought to be eternally damned, a long-dormant vampire has been unleashed by an archeological dig—not the kind of research Grant Peterson signed on for. And it seems he’s not the only one attracted to Stephanie’s dark charms. As the ancient seaside village plunges into terror, the rising body count feels like it’s closing in on them, twisting what should have been a dream destination into something deadly and forever…