Unfortunately, it became painfully clear I should have paid better attention in English class. I found I could type out my stories quicker and with better form. Rowling's author story, I began hand writing my dreams. My Lost Crown series (formally known as Scars of Defiance) began as a recurring dream in the early 1990s. My own children hooked me on the Harry Potter series, which in turn inspired me to attempt to write my own books. I grew up reading Beverly Cleary and Madeleine L'Engle, loving their skillful way of weaving a story together. Governments spy on clans, clans spy on governments, and trusting the wrong person may carry a terrible price. In this world, cosmic energy grants superhuman abilities, and people of like ability band together in clans for both safety and community.

Calli will have to rely on her quick wit and gut instinct to navigate her new world which includes secretly carrying a power-infusing diamond, all the while steering clear of the young man who mistakenly believes she's his soulmate.īook one of The Unaltered series introduces a secret universe existing within our own. She soon finds herself in a deadly situation involving other superpowers, a mystical diamond, and a centuries-old clan vying for world domination. Fans of Veronica Roth and Marie Lu will enjoy this series.Īfter inexplicably breaking the 100m world record, Calli is whisked away to a secret facility where she's placed with other teens who possess superhuman speed.

A secret mystical diamond, warring supernatural clans, and a chance to change the world's fate-all this on the shoulders of a sixteen-year-old science-minded girl who doesn't believe in the paranormal.Ī #1 bestseller in eleven countries.

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