Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual, nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave, but that he was chased. And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. But just as deadly are the threats that exist within...

Iris and Ruby go to look for their unicorn Heartsong after she went to the Fairy Forest to have her foal but never came back.

Alone and listening to the moaning of the Dark City dying around her, Annah wants to find her way back home, to her sister and family and their village in the Forest of Hands and Teeth.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Introduces the forest environment, discussing the food chain, the creatures and insects that live there, and the resources that forests provide.

Hayden has the unique ability to feel the emotions of her fellow werewolves except for Daniel, an attractive and mysterious newcomer who she is not sure she can trust, especially when an ancient enemy targets the community, intent on killing Hayden.

Uses rhyme to enumerate and describe natural objects seen while walking through the woods.

Little Owl explores the forest at daytime after being woken up by a noisy squirrel.

Raffa Santana is a healer, not a fighter. As a gifted apothecary, he has amazing instincts for unleashing the potential of magical-seeming plants. But his skills have failed to free the animals that the heartless Chancellor captured and turned against the people of Obsidia, directly threatening Raffa's friends and family.

"Missing persons expert Frankie Elkin, goes into a national forest in Wyoming looking for a young man who disappeared without a trace. But when the search team encounters immediate threats to their survival, Frankie realizes she's up against something very dark -- and she's running out of time."