YA Fantasy Series
Status: Going through a re-write.
I started this book in 2013 while I was living and working in Mexico. It’s gone through at least three full re-writes. I also completed writing the 2nd book and began the 3rd book before life and other writing projects demanded my attention. But I’m back at it. Here’s a brief overview of what it’s about:
She never wanted power. She only wanted a quiet life.
Sixteen-year-old Keelee thought her biggest worry would be getting through the Harvest Moon Festival without being chosen as someone’s bride. Instead, she is chosen as the new Keeper—a title wrapped in half-lost legends and impossible expectations.
Her journey to the Temple should have been a chance to learn what being Keeper truly means. Instead, it becomes a gauntlet of grueling training, unexpected friendships, and frightening encounters that shatter everything she thought she knew about the world—and about herself. When tragedy strikes along the way, Keelee must finish the journey with her only allies beside her: a charming fighter with secrets of his own, and a mysterious healer whose gifts might be the only thing keeping their band together.
“Characters have a way of intruding and demanding their own book! When that happens, you are in luck! You are in good hands! ”
But the Temple offers no sense of safety. Histories are missing. Warriors watch her with wary eyes. And a ghostly presence seems determined to lead her toward secrets buried deep within the mountain. As Keelee uncovers fragments of a forgotten Keeper’s legacy—and the powerful enemy who destroyed him—she begins to realize her role is far more dangerous than she ever imagined.
When darkness rises again, Keelee must decide who she will be: a frightened girl from the provinces, or the keeper of a power people would kill to control.
Her choice will save a kingdom…
or bring back its darkest enemy.
A young adult novel filled with all your favorite things: mystery, action, slow-burning romance, and—my personal favorite—bomb characters who will become your best friends. My original concept was a story about a super hero who wasn’t super. Someone everyone doubts (and who doubts herself) but in the end, it turns out she was the right person for the job the whole time.
How?
You’ll have to read the story…someday…