POINT COOK, Australia -- The young adult literature/romance/fantasy novel is a love story that explores a young girl’s battle through depression, self-harm and self-destruction; juxtaposed against a backdrop of suspense and action.

In her battle against self-loathing, 17-year-old Sara Baines discovers an unlikely hero. Herself. Experiencing all the excitement of falling in love for the first time, she unearths an unimaginable adventure of forbidden passion with a courageous boy. Together they uncover a diabolical plan of murder, mystery and terror. When one of Sara’s friends becomes a victim of the sinister plot, Sara and her ally will risk everything to save her. Their heroic efforts unleash an intolerable hell of deception, action and destruction. Ultimately, Sara must discover the value in her own life if she is to save the lives of her friends… and the boy she loves!

The author, Reinier Krol, was inspired to write Firenight after many years of counselling young people through severe emotional challenges. “Young people, whatever the challenge they face – be it family breakups, loss of a loved-on, bullying, or simply trying to find their identity in this world – are haphazardly throwing themselves in front of trains, off cliffs, or guzzling pills. One in four young people suffer some form of depression and in most modern countries, suicide is now the leading cause of death in people under the age of twenty-five. We need to do something about this!”

Reinier Krol hopes to use the release of Firenight to proliferate a much needed discussion about the growing incidence of severe depression, self-harm and suicide experienced by young people today.

Reinier Krol is an Australian-based writer/filmmaker. Firenight is his second novel.

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