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Rosemary Althoff has been fascinated by science fiction from a very young age, pretending that aliens with flying saucers would invade Earth. When she was a student at Decatur High School in Alabama, Rosemary began writing science fiction stories.
She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in English. Then, between jobs and having children, Rosemary kept writing. From Cleveland State University, she achieved her Masters in Communication Theory and Research Methodology. Over the years, Rosemary has worked for professional book publishers and taught at various community colleges and universities. She now lives in New Orleans and enjoys reading, painting, walking, and writing.
When Patrick and Gracie discover a strangely hot marble, they unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that brings science, the supernatural, and spiritual warfare together as their older brother Lewis, a physicist, and his engineer friend Fred investigate the mysterious object and are pulled into its otherworldly nexus.
It takes them to a world named Lanthra. There, they are caught in a demon-inspired plot to trade Earth’s modern technology for Lanthra’s ancient technology.
Patrick wants to be a hero. Fred betrays his friends. Lewis switches sides.
As for Gracie . . . What can a little girl do to save the universe? AMAZON
Psychological and spiritual warfare collide when brilliant young physicist Lewis Brahmindura of Earth joins the enemy to protect his younger brother Patrick and sister Gracie. Manipulated into a dangerous alliance with Lord Charon of Lanthra, devoted followers of Saoma, and the powerful Shields weapons company on Earth, Lewis becomes an unwilling participant in a plot to conquer both worlds. When he realizes the devastation his actions have helped unleash, he must battle overwhelming psychological, physical, and spiritual forces while searching for a way to stop the coming catastrophe before it’s too late.
As war engulfs Earth and Lanthra, Lewis, Patrick, Gracie, and the High Magus Daniel face imprisonment and possible execution. Meanwhile, Fred Jontz—the friend who betrayed them—serves the Bard of Bardia as massive armies converge on Lord Charon’s capital. Outnumbered and seemingly powerless, they struggle to survive in a conflict far greater than themselves. Yet hope emerges from the most unexpected places, as a courageous boy hidden in a cave becomes an unlikely hero and a young girl discovers she possesses the power to save the universe.
Brilliant physicist Lewis Brahmindura survived captivity in the alien world of Lanthra after the Horned Edge’s first attempt to conquer Earth. Now he’s home, but the battle isn’t over. He struggles with seizures, PTSD, and the pain of leaving behind the woman he loves. Then a beautiful stranger enters his life. She’s been sent by the enemy, and her mission could destroy everything.
Lewis also carries an incredible secret. A small curl of plastic in his pocket holds the key to instant space travel. In the wrong hands, it could change the fate of both Earth and Lanthra.
The Horned Edge is preparing to strike again. At the same time, Lewis’s personal life is falling apart. His mother is battling cancer,is younger brother Patrick has been kidnapped. His little sister Gracie is slipping into alcoholism.
With enemies closing in from every direction, Lewis must face his deepest fears. If he fails, two worlds could fall.