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

“I think I need to—to get some rest,” he spoke softly.


Ken nodded, but she didn’t immediately move. Instead, her hand outstretched and touched the dark stone lying against his chest. “Without this, I think.” When he hesitated, “I’ll keep it safe. I promise. But I think you need to put it down, at least for a while.”


She was right. Though he wanted to keep the stone—hell, sleeping without it felt wrong—the temptation to meet with his imagined love would be too great. And he couldn’t think up another valuable use for the talisman that could trump the danger it represented. He needed to detox, to sleep normally, and to break free from the hold he let the crystal have over him. With trembling hands, he removed the necklace and carefully gave it to his daughter.


“If you’re thinking about using it, don’t,” he warned. “It’s addictive. And when you can create whatever you want, after a while, everything else doesn’t compare.”


Chapter 37