Exhausted with life, Dakota tries to end his -- only to be saved at the last moment by his friend Terrell, who then drags him into a world of magic and intrigue that's always been right there, hidden beneath the surface.<br><br>Powerful magic users are steadily pulling the planet into a violent war, and evil forces will stop at nothing to take the talismans possessed by Dakota and his newfound family. Dakota soon finds himself deeply in over his head ... with love, with family, with fighting for all their lives.

The Pyre Starter

Terrell wandered the rest of the way into the room. He smiled at them both and patted his sister on the head before retrieving a plate. He liberally applied some hot sauce to his own portion as he sat down. “I was thinking maybe we should head west for a while,” he said slowly.


“Oh! We could see the Rockies and maybe even the Pacific Ocean,” Dakota added. He didn’t care where they went, so long as they stayed moving, stayed safe. But maybe some sightseeing would distract Kenna from her problems. And Dakota still longed to see new things, including giant snow-capped mountains.


Terrell nodded. “What do you think, Ken?”


Kenna took a long time to answer. Eventually, with a shrug, she agreed. “Okay.”


“All right then. Go brush your teeth, and we can get goin’.”


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