Evie doesn’t have a choice. One day she’s an ordinary seventeen year old, grieving for her mother. The next, she’s a Shield, the result of a decades-old experiment gone wrong, bound by DNA to defend her best friend from an unknown killer. The threat could come at home, at school, anywhere. All Evie knows is that it will be a fight to the death. And then there’s Jamie. irresistible. off-limits.

Tommy’s sick. Really sick. Pins and needles, buzzing spine, seizures and vomiting. And it’s all because of that guy in the diner. Just one touch. That’s all it took. Now there’s only one thing on Tommy’s mind: Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill Switch is a free short story, a heart-racing prequel to the award-winning young adult science fiction Spark series by New Zealand author Rachael Craw. Jump straight into the action with Spark (Book 1), Stray (Book 2) and Shield (Book 3), or discover more about the sinister Affinity Project in the short story Black Room. www.rachaelcraw.com

It’s hard to remember hating anything as much as I hate Affinity; a bone-deep loathing for the faceless unknown and the concrete walls of my own DNA. Evie is a Shield: designed to kill in order to protect, and the Affinity Project have finally come for her. But Evie isn’t ready for the sinister organisation to take control of her life, her body, her mind. She isn’t ready to follow their rules about who may live and who must die – not when it condemns the innocent. She has one option: risk losing everything and everyone – including Jamie – and run.

Ethan Tesla is afraid. The sinister Affinity Project has him bound, drugged. Untethered and separated from his Spark. Affinity wants something from Ethan. And it’s only a matter of time before he gives it to them. Black Room is a free short story, a thrilling prequel to the award-winning young adult science fiction Spark series by New Zealand author Rachael Craw. Jump straight into the action with Spark (Book 1), Stray (Book 2) and Shield (Book 3), or enter the mind of a Stray in the short story Kill Switch. www.rachaelcraw.com

"This is the Affinity Project - where freewill is turned to ash." Evie is out of options. She must comply with the Affinity Project – obey their rules, play their deadly games, give up Jamie. And her losses keep growing... When she decides to help a small group of Shields trying to affect change, Evie finds herself in the firing line. Counsellor Knox is intent on revealing her secrets and shackling her to the Affinity Project for life. To protect her family, Evie must betray those closest to her. The odds of success – let alone survival – are slim. The final thrilling conclusion to the Spark series.

Jamie Gallagher is obsessed. He can’t stop thinking about his friend Phillip. And then there’s the nausea, pins and needles and violent nightmares. Is he going mad? Overriding it all is the crazy need to protect Phillip. But from what? Scar Tissue is a free short story, a gripping prequel to the award-winning young adult science fiction Spark series by New Zealand author Rachael Craw. Jump straight into the action with Spark (Book 1), Stray (Book 2) and Shield (Book 3). Discover more about the sinister Affinity Project in the short story Black Room or enter the mind of a Stray in Kill Switch. www.rachaelcraw.com