A novella companion to <i><i>New York Times </i></i>bestelling author Maya Banks' <i><i>Shades of Gray.</i></i><br> <p><i>Softly at Sunrise </i>takes place in a gap of time that occurs in <i>Shades of Gray</i>. Reading this novella will in no way spoil <i>Shades of Gray</i> though there are some brief mentions of events that occur in that book.<br><br><i>With love to every single reader who read and loved 'The Darkest Hour' and wanted to know more about Ethan and Rachel and how they were doing down the road. This is for you.</i><br><br>Rachel Kelly has traveled a long hard road in her journey back to her husband Ethan and the Kelly family. Now as she and Ethan are poised to move into their new home safe behind the walls of the Kelly compound Rachel wonders if she'll finally be free of the ghosts that have haunted her for so long and if she'll step into the sun after a past steeped in darkness. </p>