Showing results by narrator "Bridget Shapiro" in All Categories

I have always loved the ocean. Beautiful and tranquil, it seems like it can do absolutely no harm. Until the night my parents go missing, and then are subsequently found dead. Both have been viciously mauled by something off the Gulf - something even the medical examiner claims is an "unknown animal." But the worst part? I swear I saw something in the water the night they were both killed. But this is no chance occurrence. As the body count begins to rise, and as more tragedies unfold, I realize that something has to be done.

Rhianyn's mother, Traphaunes' wife, a student of Cordysia's greatest Elven teacher, a veteran of the First Sylestian War, one of new Sylestia's cultural architects, guildmaster of the War Mages, accomplished poet (although few knew), midwife, mentor to Elven cadets, and some even believed a prophetess.

Dr. Richard Arden is a man of science, a renowned and respected forensic anthropologist who at the age of 80 and now afflicted with an incurable disease has seen a few things, had some unusual experiences, and done some “connecting of the dots” to formulate a rather unorthodox and a bit “unscientific-sounding” hypothesis: that we are not, in fact, alone on this planet.

Olivia Clemens wants an easy life. Living as a widowed single mother in rural Pennsylvania with her young daughter, Maisie, she finds comfort in her simple, day-to-day routine. Until, one night, her estranged alcoholic father appears on her doorstep, altering life as she knows it. Charles Collins is fresh out of rehab and seeking reconciliation with the daughter he hasn’t seen in seven years. Having never met his granddaughter, he wishes to make up for lost time, but his endeavors prove difficult as Olivia continually rebuffs his efforts.

A dark dystopian future in an alternate timeline of Cordysia, brought about by a seemingly small choice made in the past that never should've been made. A realm now mired by insurrection, hopelessness, and loss. Will Rhianyn's love for and commitment to Lorewyn be strong enough to break through barriers of space and time and guide her into taking the sacrificial steps necessary to set things right and restore what originally was?