Roux, Madeleine

A space janitor, cleaning up ill-fated research expeditions, Rosalyn Devar becomes trapped on board a space ship with a crew infected by a mysterious parasitic alien and must find a way to stop its onslaught before it takes over the entire human race.

In this novella set in the world of Madeleine Roux's "Asylum," we meet Cal when he is experiencing college like any other kid with a group of close friends and a dad who piles on the pressure. Only, when the pressure starts getting to him and Cal accepts an invitation to meet a selective group of students and alumni known only as the Scarlets, the course of Cal's life changes forever.

"A Louisiana teen tries to make tuition money working for a sinister organization but finds that leaving comes at a terrible cost. Oliver is saving to attend his dream college in the fall and leave behind his family's New Orleans antique shop for good. And if his job just happens to involve robbing graves for a group calling themselves the Bone Artists, well, money is money, and it's only for now. But Oliver soon learns that the Bone Artists don't take kindly to deserters. And there are some debts that can never be repaid"--Provided by publisher.

Fleeing the nightmares of Coldthistle House, Louisa and her friends have taken up in a posh new London residence. . . But religious zealots from the shepherd's army are flocking to the city in droves, and ominous warnings are being left on Louisa's very doorstep. With the evil influence of her father's spirit growing stronger--trying to take over--Louisa knows she'll have to pick a side in the coming war between the old gods whether she'd like to or not. To save herself, Louisa is desperate enough to do whatever it takes--even if it means returning to Coldthistle House and striking another devil's bargain with Mr. Morningside. To uphold her end of the deal, Louisa will have to join his supernatural staff to venture to a gateway between worlds, a place of legend: the Tomb of Ancients. But, as always, Louisa knows there's a catch.

Soon after Louisa's arrival at boarding school, she is offered a position as a maid, but as she begins to see the distortion and lies coming from inside the house, she's not quite sure whom to trust.

After the frightful events of last autumn, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton has settled into her role as a maid at Coldthistle House, but she has not settled into what that means for her humanity. As Louisa struggles to figure out whether she is worthy of redemption, the devilish Mr. Morningside plans a fete- one that will bring new guests to Coldthistle House.

"Ricky Desmond has been through this all before. If he could just get through to his mother, he could convince her that he doesn't belong at Brookline. From the man who thinks he can fly to the woman who killed her husband, the other patients are nothing like him; all he did was lose his temper just a little bit, just the once. But when Ricky is selected by the sinister Warden Crawford for a very special program, a program that the warden claims will not cure him but perfect him, Ricky realizes that he may not be able to wait for his mom a second longer. With the help of a sympathetic nurse and a fellow patient, Ricky needs to escape now"--OCLC.

Soon after Louisa's arrival at boarding school, she is offered a position as a maid, but as she begins to see the distortion and lies coming from inside the house, she's not quite sure whom to trust.

Dan, Abby, and Jordan embark on a senior road trip to New Orleans, but as creepy occurrences escalate into near-death experiences, the trio realizes they will be lucky to make it out of this senior trip alive.

"Three teens at a summer program for gifted students uncover shocking secrets in the sanatorium-turned-dorm where they're staying--secrets that link them all to the asylum's dark past"--Provided by publisher.