Mary Baker and The Eye of the Tiger (BEING REWRITTEN)

This is a girl's journey into magical, spiritual awakening and freedom. Waking up to who you are, who you are meant to be, and how God and evil fit into it. Do you use your powers for good, or for evil?

The Eye of the Tiger is a magic stone with symbols visible even to toolers. It has the power to make someone very, very rich. Would you use it for good or evil? What would someone do to get it away from you? Even your own parents? Or your best friends? Your teachers?

****FIRST DRAFT**** Mary Baker isn't happy. She's bullied by a mother who hates her and her mother's boyfriend, a redneck plumber with a big gut. It's only the mysterious surprises that keep happening to her that make her life fun. Or interesting. Like the anonymous gifts that come in the mail or the flocks of black birds that follow her. Then one day, a death and a mysterious, magical stone with symbols on it, called The Eye of the Tiger, bring her great wealth and a new life attending a school of white magic.
This sometimes amusing adventure includes a spell that hits the wrong person with funny results, and other spells with serious consequences.
All is going well until a hooded figure steals the stone. Now, her riches in jeopardy, Mary and her friends soon find themselves in real danger as they come up against a troubled young woman who can't decide if she's evil or good and a truly evil wizard, who just wants the stone for the wealth it will bring.

***A special thank you to LionheartedGirl_ who did this amazingly beautiful cover! She's brilliant! ****
***A special thank you to JeanGrey_ who did work on an awesome previous cover!! She's a genius!

Author's Very Serious Warning: This is a story about God and white magic, wizards, witches, and the joys and perils of exploring the powers of light and darkness. Any trouble you get into by trying to practice spells in this book is your own fault!