Darkness will prevail. A shadow is awakening…

Four years after a mysterious grandfather clock appeared in his attic, Jerome Adewale has made his choice: he’s done travelling back in time. He knows how it ends. He and Arabella Wentworth can never be together.

But then come the stories. Sightings of monstrous creatures with hellish red eyes, lurking at the edge of the dark. And Jerome’s biggest fear is confirmed.

It’s not over.

When a familiar figure from his past turns up, Jerome, along with Sam and Olly, are dragged into a fight they never asked for… again. Reluctantly, Jerome returns to 1905, where he and Arabella are reunited at last. But something is different about her. Something he believes has been awakening for a very long time.

Back in 2026, tech titan Kurt Epoch is about to put humanity on Mars, live on every screen on Earth. Arabella has seen his face before. Or rather, something wearing it.

Now, as the countdown begins, they must uncover what Epoch is really planning before it’s too late. As Arabella discovers who she truly is, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: if Jerome can’t help her in time, there won’t be a future left to fight for…

The Shadow Awakening, the second book in the bestselling Nineteen Minutes to Midnight series, is a heart-pounding time-travel fantasy epic about love, loyalty, and the choices that decide whether the future survives…