The Forces Within

The Silver Winner for “Best Teen Book” in the 2025 Readers’ Choice Book Awards!

After being trapped inside his own body, unable to communicate with anyone but his own thoughts, Andy Rosetti finally wakes up from the coma that controlled his life for one month. But upon awakening, Andy finds himself and his friends in an unfamiliar setting: a mansion riddled with secret passages and supernatural forces. As his friends fall prey to the entities encompassing them, Andy must figure out if the darkness lies within the mansion’s walls or within the people surrounding him.

Author Biography

Stacy Padula has accrued years of experience working with teenagers as a college counselor, church youth group leader, and mentor. She is the owner of four businesses and the author of fifteen books. She was recently honored in Times Square on the iconic Reuters building as “Empowered Woman of the Year,” named “Top Global Impact Author of the Year” by IAOTP, and “Woman of the Year” by The CIO Times. Her award-winning Gripped series is being adapted for television. She resides in Plymouth, Massachusetts with her husband, Tim, and their three miniature dachshunds, Baxter, Tony, and George. She writes in loving memory of her first dachshund, Briley, who passed away in 2024 at the incredible age of nineteen.