In the third installment of the Talisman Wars series, Dakota takes his teenage daughter Kenna on dangerous missions in an attempt to prevent the war from spreading. But an encounter with mutated monstrosities reveals a new and powerful enemy whose plans are as secretive as they are terrifying. <br><br>When Dakota goes missing, Kenna must step up and locate him at any cost. She relies on new and old friends to help her, but the responsibility to save him falls directly on her shoulders. Frantic, she travels across the country in search of her dad ... and is willing to kill anyone who gets in the way.<br><br>Can she find him before it's too late?

The Circus Crown

It was heartbreaking to know that they would never have this is the waking world, never share it with their loved ones. But he told himself that the mere act of committing to each other was still important. They needed it. They needed to quit pretending that Dakota would ever be happy with anyone else. He couldn’t even entertain the thought.


Genuinely happy, he set about piling his things into the Jeep and tying everything down. A cold wind crept into his clothes and chilled him, but he paid it no mind.


Ken appeared on the periphery of his vision, loading up her new truck. He watched with pride as she brushed a bit of road dirt off of the door. Though Dakota had serious concerns about giving Ken her own means of transportation, so far, she’d done nothing but take good care of it. And she seemed so happy to have her own wheels. Just as the mutant horse brought her joy, so did the vehicle. His vested interest in providing for Ken trumped any kind of worries in this moment.


Chapter 33