Water in Her Veins, Shannon Schuren
Water in Her Veins, Shannon Schuren
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Water in Her Veins

Author: Shannon Schuren

Narrator: Elena Rey

Unabridged: 13 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/12/2025


Synopsis

A girl unravels a townwide conspiracy when she moves to her late father’s family estate in this dark small-town fireside mystery.

Sixteen-year-old Lola Boyd suffers from a mysterious disease. Her doctors have no explanation for the chronic lethargy, migraines, and lightheadedness that plague her. But when Lola and her mom and stepdad move to Claret Creek, a small rural Colorado town, to live in her late father’s family home, it’s a chance at a new start. Until her condition becomes even more complicated.

Lola begins having memories that aren’t her own—visions from another time that suggest a conspiracy of lies stretching back over one hundred years. The more Lola researches the town’s history, the local creek known for its ancient healing powers, and its revered Dr. Clarett, the more her suspicions begin to rise. Could these visions have something to do with her illness? And why does it seem that her new friends—and the entire town—are so keen to keep her from digging into their past and questioning their superstitions about the infamous Claret creek?

The more Lola discovers, the more she doubts who can be trusted—including her own mother. Now it’s up to Lola to untangle the web and get to the bottom of a multigenerational mystery. For her family, for the town, and for her future.

About The Author

Shannon Schuren (Shannon.Schuren.org) works as a children's librarian at a public library and writes from a cozy she-shed in her backyard. Her short stories have appeared in various journals such as Toasted Cheese Literary Journal, Big Pulp, and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Shannon lives in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, with her husband and three children. Follow her on Twitter @ShannonSchuren.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joell on April 05, 2025

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy. loved the storyline and was drawn in from the very beginning. each character played a part and the ending was unexpected but finished the story perfectly. I look forward to reading more from this author.......more

Goodreads review by Marielle on August 06, 2025

Another atmospheric thriller read to add to your tbr, this one set in a small isolated town with secrets. Seventeen year old Lola is suffering from an undiagnosed chronic illness that causes her ongoing headaches, brain fog and fatigue. Her mom has just remarried and to improve Lola's health they mo......more

Goodreads review by sav on March 26, 2025

This was my very first advance reader copy, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The writing was descriptive, and the plot was both captivating and full of mystery. The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat and made it hard to put the book down at times. I loved the main character, Lola, with her......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on July 23, 2025

Thank you Netgalley and Viking Books for Young Readers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! In “Water in Her Veins,” Shannon Schuren delivers a captivating story filled with mystery, supernatural intrigue, and generational trauma that is wrapped in a small-town gothic atmosphere. At the hear......more

Goodreads review by Debra on April 05, 2025

Lola Boyd, her mother and new stepfather decide to leave Michigan and move into the house (mansion) Lola inherited from her father. Lola and her mother were always close. With a debilitating, undiagnosed condition, Lola is now forced to return to school in Colorado but more symptoms are evolving. Ne......more