Emily Sheffield's parents are the worst. Okay, maybe Emily has been erratic and her behavior a little reckless lately, but shipping her off to live with her grandparents in Alaska is so much worse than she deserves. For Aiden Cohen, life in Alaska is perfect: good grades, great friends, and work he loves. There's just one thing missing: his mom. But a disastrous first meeting with his birth mom leaves Aiden stunned and ready to go back to his ordinary life in Alaska. 

A confusion on the runaway prevents the plane from landing, but when the plane hits a bad patch of turbulence, throwing it off-course, the pilots lose control. The plane crashes, leaving Emily, Aiden, and two dozen other passengers stranded on a creepy island. But they aren't the only ones on the island, and it's now a race against time for someone to find them before the island's inhabitants do. 
WARPED REMAINS is created by Kara Leigh Miller, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Warped Remains

The rays of the bright morning sun shine across my face and jolt me from my sleep. Thank God the rain finally stopped. I yawn and stretch my arms over my head. "Ouch." My neck is stiff, and my back is sore. Slowly, I stand and stretch a bit more, then I glance around. "Aiden?" His spot next to me is empty and so is the ground around our chair. "Aiden?" I spin around and look for him.


My gaze darts back and forth across the camp. Where is everyone? How come no one is still sleeping? Did they leave without me? There's no way Aiden would leave without me, right? Oh, God. Please tell me I'm right.


Wait. I pinch my arm to make sure I'm not dreaming again. "Ow." I rub my arm and look around again, panic clutching my chest. Then I remember that a group of us are supposed to head out at sunrise to hike the island. I tilt my head up. The sun is high in the sky. My stomach rolls. Did I oversleep and miss them leaving? Why didn't anyone wake me?


Chapter 24: Emily: Wasting Daylight and Butting Heads