Gathering Shadows (Shadows of Bay City)

When fifteen-year-old Janelle LaPierre discovers that the city she loves is filled with predators hiding in plain sight, she decides to do something about it.

Armed with years of Savate training, a homemade mask, and more courage than common sense, Janelle begins a dangerous crusade through the streets of Bay City. Her first nights as a vigilante prove one thing: fighting criminals is far more dangerous than anything she has faced in the ring.

Scott Carver has problems of his own. A talented high school quarterback still struggling with the loss of his parents, he finds himself drawn into Janelle's secret world after witnessing her battle a violent street gang. What begins as curiosity quickly becomes a partnership neither of them expected.

As clues lead them deeper into Bay City's criminal underworld, Janelle and Scott uncover a growing network of gangs, drugs, corruption, and violence stretching far beyond anything they imagined. With enemies closing in and the stakes rising with every investigation, they must decide how far they are willing to go to protect people who cannot protect themselves.

Gathering Shadows is an action-pa