Be Afraid of the Dark — Marissa Farrar

Ever since Lexi Harding's four-year-old brother was snatched from his bed, Lexi has been afraid of the dark.

A reporter on her school newspaper, she is nervous about taking her editor's assignment of heading into the old copper mines near her school â€" especially when she hears that eight miners went missing exactly one hundred years ago and today is Halloween.

Only the promise of being able to spend the evening with the mysterious and sexy Dylan Turner gets her to say yes. But when Dylan's camera catches an eerie figure in one of the tunnels, and one of the group is dragged away by something unseen, Lexi has to wonder if she and Dylan will make it out alive.

Please note: 'Be Afraid of the Dark' is approximately 10,000 words in length or 40 print pages. It is not a full-length novel. This story is suitable for those aged 16+, but contains scenes that some younger readers may find frightening