A magical wolf. A missing mother. A girl caught between two worlds.

Ninth grade was off to a promising start for Samantha Greaves -- especially with Starfall as her best friend. But Starfall isn't your typical companion; she's a Star Wolf from the Ethereal realm, a creature who consumes meteors, communicates telepathically, and, when she chooses, soars through the skies.

Just as Sam begins to embrace the wonders of her newfound magical reality, a shadow from her past emerges. An old adversary of her parents -- the very man responsible for her mother's mysterious disappearance -- returns with a sinister agenda: to harness Starfall's magic for his own. Determined and unwavering, Sam realizes she'll do whatever it takes to protect her friend.

Because no one is going to take Starfall from me. Not in this world, or the next.

? Why Readers Love Starfall:

• "A story of a girl and a magic wolf, Starfall immerses the reader into a world of beauty, love, danger, and commitment." -- Amazon Reviewer


• "Captivating. Unexpected. Great read." -- Amazon Reviewer


• "A coming-of-age tale amid magic and mystery. Great characters and well written." -- Goodreads Reviewer

? Perfect for Fans of:

• Witches and familiars

• Magical creatures and talking wolves

• Coming-of-age tales about remarkable young women

• Contemporary fantasy adventures

Embark on a journey where friendship defies boundaries, magic is real, and courage knows no limits. Starfall is the first installment in The Ethereal Cycle, a YA contemporary fantasy series that will leave you yearning for more.

Available now in Kindle Unlimited, eBook, paperback, and hardcover formats.

Chapter One

I woke up in pitch darkness, with the certainty I wasn't alone.

"Virginia?" I whispered. Maybe my best friend had changed her mind and come back inside the fire tower to spend the night. There was no answer. Still, I was sure someone -- or something -- was there.

I crept halfway out of my sleeping bag and found my backpack by feel, where it lay on the cold stone floor. I rummaged through it until my hand closed around my flashlight. I pulled it free and flicked it on, playing its beam around the empty room.

No one was there. Virginia's sleeping bag and pack were gone. My best friend had said the place gave her the creeps, and she wanted to sleep outside in the tent.

Guess she was true to her word.

I shone the light on my watch, an old brass windup with a velcro strap -- about the most advanced form of technology that was compatible with me. The time read two minutes until midnight.

It was the summer of my eighth-grade year. I was still fourteen; Virginia had just turned fifteen. The tower was left over from eighty years before, back when the Forest Service kept lookouts for fires. This one was perched atop Sourdough Mountain, a peak in the Cascade range of my adopted home state of Washington. Funny name, but the hike was no joke. I'd wanted to see the Perseids, the meteor shower that was just hitting its late July peak as the Earth went sailing through the tail of a long-dead comet.

That my dad had let Virginia and me come up here alone to spend the night was -- I thought at the time -- a minor miracle. Suddenly, I regretted the choice. The hackles rose on the back of my neck, and goosebumps spread across my arms. I shivered.

"Hello?" I called softly. My words vanished into the darkness. There was no answer.

I dug in my backpack again, this time retrieving the short-wave radio Dad had given me in case Virginia and I got into trouble. He was camped by a creek six miles down the trail.

Even now, all these years later, I wonder how things would have turned out if I'd called him.

But I didn't.
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• Publication Date: November 15, 2022
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