Love. Nightmares. Angels. War.Shadows, the first book in theRephaim series, is: 'Scary, sexy, suspenseful.' Claudia GrayIt’s almost a year since Gaby Winters watched her twin brother die. Her bodyhas healed in the sunshine of a new town, but her grief is raw and constant. Itdoesn’t help that every night in her dreams she fights and kills hell-beasts.And then Rafa comes to town and tells her things about her brother and her lifethat cannot be true, things that are dangerous.Who is Rafa? Who are the Rephaim? And who is Gaby?The truth lies in the shadows of her nightmares.Paula Weston lives in Brisbane with her husband, aretired greyhound and a moody cockatiel. She readswidely, and is addicted to paranormal stories. Shadows,book one of the Rephaim series, is her first novel.textpublishing.com.au

Eighteen-year-old Julianne De Marchi is different. As in: she has an electrical undercurrent beneath her skin that stings and surges like a live wire. She can use it—to spark a fire, maybe even end a life—but she doesn't understand what it is. And she can barely control it, especially when she's anxious.Ryan Walsh was on track for a stellar football career when his knee blew out. Now he's a soldier—part of an experimental privatised military unit that has identified Jules De Marchi as a threat. Is it because of the weird undercurrent she's tried so hard to hide? Or because of her mother Angie's history as an activist against bio-engineering and big business?It's no coincidence that Ryan and Jules are in the same place at the same time—he's under orders to follow her, after all. But then an explosive attack on a city building by an unknown enemy throws them together in the most violent and unexpected way.Paula Weston, author of the much-admired...

Book II of the Rephaim series, Haze, is riveting and action-packed, with sassy lead characters, whip-smart humour and a thrilling storyline that keeps you coming back for more. Gaby Winters’ nightmares have stopped but she still can’t remember her old life. Still can’t quite believe she is one of the Rephaim—the wingless half-angels who can shift from place to place, country to country, in the blink of an eye. That she was once the Rephaim’s best fighter. That demons exist. That Rafa has stayed. But most of all, she can’t quite believe that her twin brother, Jude, might be alive. And Gaby can’t explain the hesitancy that sidetracks the search for him, infuriates Rafa, and sends them, again, into the darkest danger. Paula Weston lives in Brisbane with her husband, a retired greyhound and a moody cockatiel. Haze is the second book in the Rephaim series. Shadows is the first. textpublishing.com.au

" Gaby thought her life couldn't get more complicated. She's almost used to the idea that she's not the teenage backpacker she thought she was. She can just about cope with being one of the Rephaim - a 139-year-old half-angel - whose memories have been stolen. She's even coming to grips with the fact that Jude, the brother she's mourned for a year, didn't die at all. But now Rafa - sexy, infuriating Rafa - is being held, and hurt, by Gatekeeper demons. And Gaby has to get the bitterly divided Rephaim to work together, or Rafa has no chance at all. It's a race against time - and history. And it may already be too late. Paula Weston lives in Brisbane with her husband, a retired greyhound and a moody cockatiel. Haze is the second book in the Rephaim series. Shadows is the first.facebook.com/PaulaWestonAuthorfacebook.com/theRephaimtwitter.com/paulaweston Praise for The Rephaim series: 'If this doesn't drag young adult readers away from their computer screens, nothing will...Aussie author Paula Weston's debut is a fast-paced, sensational ride, which screams ""read me"" and ""turn me into a movie"".' Adelaide Advertiser 'The smart-mouthed character of Rafa kicked the Edwards, Peters and Jacobs of the YA world to the curb. If only he were real...' Sun Bookshop 'If you told me last week that I'd be fan-girling over a YA urban fantasy series I would've stared at you blankly then hurled a copy of Friday Brown at your face...I loved this book. Loved. And it's an angel book.' Trin in the Wind blog 'Some books you crave. You keep returning to the cover art and re-reading the blurb, you stalk the authors' Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads profiles in the hopes of gleaning morsels of information...you count-down to release day. Paula Weston's Haze was just such a craving...Weston is something special indeed, and The Rephaim is one of the most original and intriguing new young adult series available.' ALPHA reader"

" Gaby thought her life couldn't get more complicated. She's almost used to the idea that she's not the teenage backpacker she thought she was. She can just about cope with being one of the Rephaim - a 139-year-old half-angel - whose memories have been stolen. She's even coming to grips with the fact that Jude, the brother she's mourned for a year, didn't die at all. But now Rafa - sexy, infuriating Rafa - is being held, and hurt, by Gatekeeper demons. And Gaby has to get the bitterly divided Rephaim to work together, or Rafa has no chance at all. It's a race against time - and history. And it may already be too late. Paula Weston lives in Brisbane with her husband, a retired greyhound and a moody cockatiel. Haze is the second book in the Rephaim series. Shadows is the first. facebook.com/PaulaWestonAuthor facebook.com/theRephaim twitter.com/paulaweston Praise for The Rephaim series: 'If this doesn't drag young adult readers away from their computer screens, nothing will...Aussie author Paula Weston's debut is a fast-paced, sensational ride, which screams ""read me"" and ""turn me into a movie"".' Adelaide Advertiser 'The smart-mouthed character of Rafa kicked the Edwards, Peters and Jacobs of the YA world to the curb. If only he were real...' Sun Bookshop 'If you told me last week that I'd be fan-girling over a YA urban fantasy series I would've stared at you blankly then hurled a copy of Friday Brown at your face...I loved this book. Loved. And it's an angel book.' Trin in the Wind blog 'Some books you crave. You keep returning to the cover art and re-reading the blurb, you stalk the authors' Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads profiles in the hopes of gleaning morsels of information...you count-down to release day. Paula Weston's Haze was just such a craving...Weston is something special indeed, and The Rephaim is one of the most original and intriguing new young adult series available.' ALPHA reader"