CL LaVigne

I stand alone, one of four, United, the four will be one.The torch you carry provides the flame.The world awaits your Fire The Cererian Prophecy reveals more of its secrets in Shasta Beckons, book 3 in the magical realism series Chronicle of Ceres. The sorceress, Hilly, seeks the advice of her earth mother, Denali, so she can quiet the voices of the thousand souls who now inhabit her body--the unfortunate result of killing the evil Yfel soldier, Everild. A blue opal quiets the screams but the spirits still struggle to escape their human prison. Hilly is re-united with her sister, Fen, and brother, Kai. The siblings combine their supernatural powers to decipher the symbols carved into a powerful earth spirit, the Sentinel Boulder. Through magic, alchemy and ritual, the Crystal of Fire is successfully seated in the first receptacle; and magicians around the globe celebrate the completion of the first spoke in the Prophecy wheel. Only three remain. Kai travels to Mount Shasta to begin his quest. The powerful shaman, Jake, and Hilly accompany him as Kai endures three difficult tests before he can penetrate Shasta's veil to enter an extraordinary dimension where supernatural entities welcome him as their Champion. Success comes at a great price; and Kai must make a decision that will change his life forever.

The magical saga of the witch, Hilly Kemp, continues in Denali Rising, book 2 in the magical realism series Chronicle of Ceres. The magic of ancient Cererians pulses in Hilly's veins. Mixed with her innate psychic abilities, her powers grow stronger every day. She travels to Alaska to unearth the mystery surrounding her Firewalker family and to unearth the answers surrounding their murders. A shamanic vision quest reveals shocking details of an ancient Cererian Prophecy and propels Hilly to a showdown with the evil Yfel Brethren who have kidnapped and tortured her husband, Curtis. The Yfel hope that, in order to save her husband's life, Hilly will release their leader, Stygian, from his interdimensional cell.Hilly forms an alliance with Jake, an Alaskan bush pilot and powerful magician who is descended from the Family of Air. Together they ascend the snowy slopes of Denali to confront the Yfel Brethren and rescue Curtis. Hilly faces an impossible dilemma: free her husband or release the evil beast, Stygian, who she knows will destroy the world. The ancient earth spirit, Denali, bears witness to the bloody battle as magicians confront the evil Brethren during a blinding blizzard of snow and jagged ice. But the vanquished don't always die.