Clairvoyance — Ashley Allyn

Introducing Ashley Allyn's debut novel, Clairvoyance, the first book in a thrilling new young adult series.

Jaded by a strange ability and haunted by the demons lurking in everyone around her, seventeen-year old Gladys 'Colby' Colbern thinks her life is destined for loneliness and heartache.

Everything changes the day Colby and her best friend Beck, also a visionary, realize they are not alone. Their ability is referred to as 'clairvoyance', and a community miles away declares itself a safe-haven for hundreds with the gift. The vast compound is called Arcadia and promises a peaceful, happy life, away from the treachery and corruption they witness on a daily basis. The membership exclusive, lifestyle extravagant, Arcadia is given the title of 'paradise' for clairvoyants.

Within a week, Colby and Beck are on a Greyhound bus, runaways from Austin, Texas, to the hope of a better life in Seattle, Washington.

At first, Arcadia seems perfect. The grounds are lush, the residents carefree. Only one thing strikes Colby as bizarre: a strict set of rules, including no touching, and attending unorthodox therapy sessions to deal with the traumas of their pasts.

When a mysterious young man, named Jax Sumners, enters Arcadia, Colby realizes two polarizing things: life doesn't have to be so lonely, and sometimes, the promise of paradise can be the worst demon of all.