Released: November 22, 2022
Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy (w/ SciFi & Historical Fiction elements)
Major Themes: Generational Trauma, WWII/Holocaust, Anti-Racism, Mental Health, 9/11 Terror Attacks
Editors: Jessie Campbell & Rita Ray of Ruff! Manuscripts Best Friend
Sensitivity Readers: Anonymous & Alyssa Harder
Cover Design: KT Barnes of KT Illustration & Design
Formatting Assistance: A R Shellnut
A year has passed since the diviners' coup against Priori Labs. Although the diviners were promised to be hunted by the Krause family and the captivators if they violated the resulting treaty, the year passed without incident. That is until Bradley's great-grandmother insists Rebecca and Olga's public display of power in Monument Circle had incited an underground attack against their race.
After Paige's tantrums become increasingly violent and Bradley and Savanna's powers seem to ebb and flow, fifteen-year-old Bradley is determined to find the culprit to their inconsistent abilities. When his godsister mentions The Maria Project—a secret project inherited by a neo-Nazi at Priori Labs—he stubbornly tries to decipher who Maria is and how she fits into the narrative of the diviners' powerful origins. As certain truths are revealed, Bradley's expectations of his future shatter, and he is forced to make a choice. But will his choice be worth it in the end? Or will his expectations continue to crumble?
In this young adult contemporary sci-fi fantasy, Bradley must learn the true reason why some of the diviners survived World War II. When he realizes their continued survival may be jeopardized, he must find a way to keep their potential extermination from proceeding.
"My stomach lurched, my head spinning. For seconds, I was nowhere. My feet dangled between time and space. Wind enveloped me, securing itself around my body, tight as Saran Wrap. Old television static ripped through my eardrums, crackling in various frequencies. My eyes stung as I tried to keep them open—tried to witness the strange, ever-elusive location this power took us. Was it another plane of existence? The limbo Savanna always failed to describe when she teleported to me? Even witnessing her memory never brought me anywhere close to this. Through my squinted, watery eyes, I couldn’t see the others. I panicked. To be left alone on this plane of existence—one that, as far as I could see, was a mash-up of colors sparkling so brightly it was difficult to discern one from the other—was utterly horrifying. Despite its unimaginable brilliance, the thought of being alone in this strange place caused unease to spark through my chest. Khayr squeezed my hand, reminding me that this wasn’t the destination. It was merely a mode of transportation.
I was going home."