The Rephaim series

It’s almost a year since Gaby Winters watched her twin brother die.
In the sunshine of a new town her body has healed, but her grief is raw and constant.
It doesn’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 life that 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.

Aussie author Paula Weston’s debut is a fast-paced, sensational ride, which screams “read me” and “turn me into a movie”. There are echoes of TV’s Supernatural here, with vibrant, well-realised characters and snappy, cool dialogue.

Scott Moore – SA Weekend Review

If you are a fan of superbly written, action-packed fiction with interesting, brilliantly flawed characters – look no further than Paula Weston’s Rephaim series. This is a series you won’t want to put down!

Fictional Thoughts

One of my all-time favourite paranormal series, and the hands-down best angel-themed out there.

Alpha Reader

• Longlisted, Book of the Year: Older Readers, CBCA, 2018
• Shortlisted, Aurealis Awards, Best Young Adult Novel, 2017
• Longlisted, Sisters in Crime Australia’s 18th Davitt Awards, Young Adult Crime Novel, 2018

Some people like to shock. Julianne De Marchi can do it with her bare hands.

Jules can use the electrical current that stings and surges beneath her skin. 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.

Then she meets Ryan Walsh.

She doesn’t know he’s a soldier working for a secret unit that has her under surveillance.

He doesn’t know what it is that’s making the sparks fly between them.

And neither of them knows who caused the explosion that has them trapped in an elevator together.

The characters are endearing and believable, the romance is meaningful without being saccharine and the plot races along with impeccable timing. Paula Weston conjures a frighteningly believable vision of near-future Australia in this incredibly timely read.

Books + Publishing

This is an explosive action thriller with a superpowered heroine, layered and complex supporting characters, an awesome romance, a high-octane adventure, and basically everything I need to make me a deliciously happy reader.

Booktopia

Paula Weston raises the bar for an intelligent, page-turning speculative young adult thriller full of complex issues and wonderfully varied and sculpted characters worth caring about.

Kids’ Book Review

Paula Weston has done it again. The Aussie who blessed us with the Rephaim series doesn’t miss a beat as she unveils a new cast of well-rounded, flawed and believable characters in a fast-paced tale … Another page-turner!

SA Weekend

A readable and believable dystopian tale of nuclear energy, genetically modified crops, and corporate greed, further enlivened by a budding romance.

Sydney Morning Herald