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An ancient book, a seventeen-year-old girl and an exotic boy from a supernatural world hold the key to freedom for a long-oppressed race, but that freedom could come at the cost of the human world.

Seventeen-year-old Kalista is suffering from a broken heart, so when her playwright father proposes they move their lives from New York to New Mexico because he is in need of inspiration Kalista is 100% on-board with him. New Mexico proves to be the perfect balm for her wounds and she is just starting to feel some of her old spunk when Tristan Winfield comes into her life and pulls all of her barriers down. Kalista is captivated by Tristan's unusual silver eyes and feels an inexplicable connection to him, which begins to manifest itself in her dreams with bizarre images of a waterfall and an orb.

While searching for an explanation for her troubling dreams, Kalista discovers an ancient book which holds the secrets of a supernatural race of creatures. But when Killings hit town, she realizes her finding has come at a high price. She's in the middle of a power struggle now, a struggle that seems to be linked to the secret wrapped within the pages of that book. A secret she and Tristan are part of...



The Ylem Trilogy

"Where are we going?" I asked my dad once we pulled out from the parking lot. He'd insisted on picking me up today.


"Downtown." He turned onto the main road. "I want to go to that gourmet shop on Sudderth Drive to buy some things for our little birthday dinner tomorrow. You could look around and find yourself a gift. There are several shops around there."


"No, I have a lot of cooking to do. And..." He grimaced, pressing his lips as if about to spill something I wouldn't like. "I'm leaving for Albuquerque this Saturday, just for the weekend. But I will make it up to you. I promise."


"It's fine Dad. You'll be here tomorrow. That's all that matters." Being alone in the house gave me the chills, though. It was quite secluded. There weren't any other houses around and the woods were pretty scary. "By the way, I'm going to the party after dinner. Is that okay?"


He wrinkled his forehead. "You're going?"


Chapter 26: The Old Lady, Part 1