When Life Gives You Demons

A smart and funny YA novel from Jennifer Honeybourn, When Life Gives You Demons

Some people have school spirit.

Shelby Black has real ones.

Shelby Black has spent the past six months training to be an exorcist. Her great-uncle Roy—a Catholic priest—has put her through exorcist boot camp hell, hoping to develop her talent, but ohmygod, he still doesn’t trust her to do an exorcism on her own.

High school is hard enough without having to explain that you fight demons for a living, so Shelby keeps her extracurricular activity to herself. The last thing she wants is for her crush, Spencer, to find out what she does in her off time.

But Shelby knows how to keep a secret—even a big one. Like the fact that her mom left under mysterious circumstances and it’s all her fault. Shelby is hellbent on finding her mom, no matter what it costs her—even if what it ends up costing her is her soul AND a relationship with Spencer.

Praise for Wesley James Ruined My Life:

"Everything readers expect and want from a lighthearted summer teen romance....Pitch-perfect." —School Library Journal

"Light, cute, and a quick read." —The Eater of Books

“Immensely readable, utterly charming and absolutely un-put-downable.” —Jennifer McKenzie

• | Author: Jennifer Honeybourn
• | Publisher: Palgrave USA
• | Publication Date: Nov 17, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781250419842
• | ISBN-10: 1250419840