"Truth makes us transparent..." In sixteen-year old Sage Stronghold's world, civilization has been divided into five factions; abnegation, amity, candor, dauntless, and erudite. With each faction devoted to the development of specific virtues such as; selflessness, peace, honesty, bravery, and intelligence. At the age of sixteen, the communities' youths must choose the faction to which they will dedicate the entirety of their lives. The cause of it all? Simple, an attempt to form the ideal world. After receiving life threatening results on his Aptitude Test, Sage Stronghold discovers that the world he once saw as black and white, has more areas of grey than he ever realized. On his Choosing Day, Sage is then faced with the life altering decision of whether to stay with his family and the life he knows, or try and create a new existence in a different faction. He makes a choice. But is it the right one? Sage has a secret, dark and threatening to destroy him; one that he must fight to bury and conceal from everyone, because if anyone finds out, it would mean certain death. His candor-roots scream for the truth to be heard, while his sensibilities tell him to keep quiet. The truth sets you free. Or so they say...© Completed. Prequel: Set before Divergent/ Insurgent/ Allegiant events. "Featured in the official Wattpad @Fanfic Divergent reading list"

TATTOO OF THE BLACK ANGEL (Ebook and Print available on Amazon! Published by Three Acre Books) First in a gripping magical trilogy, TATTOO OF THE BLACK ANGEL is set within the modern-day world that's surrounded by myth and magic. When university student, Tara Young, is forcibly inked with a set of black wings on her back, she is compelled to become a leader of a group of similarly tattooed people called the T.A.T. After discovering a book of myths concealed within an old chair, Tara comes across a riddle that will help her discover an ancient earth shattering secret. The only problem is that Mr Maynard, founder of the T.A.T., wants to uncover this secret for himself and he'll stop at nothing to get what he wants.