Fifteen year old Callin escapes from an underground lab where telepaths and genetic scientists have been experimenting on him. On the run from the enhanced assassins the Lab sends after him, he meets others his age who have escaped other labs. Callin vows to go back and destroy the labs, but then he meets Carmen. Beautiful, cursed with an uncontrollable power that links her to anyone she touches, she inadvertently discovers she can control her power when touching Callin. They are attracted to each other on a level they hardly understand, but Callin cannot let down his inner walls that protect him from the hated telepaths, but also shield him from love. Callin battles the Labs and his own heart in this science fiction fantasy.

****Taken down for publication with Parliament House Press in 2019*** ****Bonus Story Available: The House of Seven Smiles***** ***Wattys 2015 Winner!!!*** Magic runs bone deep... In a world overrun by monsters, humans struggle for survival underground. Magic is feared and reviled, but rooted deep in the bloodlines of families, cropping up once a generation. These individuals are cast out, banished to the Above where humans are far, far down the food chain. When her younger brother is tainted by magic and forced to the surface, Azzy follows, determined to save the only family she has left, no matter what he becomes. ***Lovely Cover by @mulanjiang*** ***#2!! in Adventure 2/28/16*** ***#6!! in Fantasy 8/15/16***