Afterlife: The Arcadia Chronicles Book One

After the brutal murder of her husband, a young mother must protect her child from dark forces that threaten not just their lives, but her sanity ... and learn a shocking truth on her way to redemption.Ten-year-old Samantha DuPrea knows that dreams are real. Stricken with a rare form of brain cancer, Samantha is a gifted child with the ability to 'travel' to the other side and interact with the dead in their world, much the same way spirits can enter ours. She is one of a number of children involved in the Darkness Project, a covert government experiment in communicating with the dead, via kids with this unique ability to 'project their essence' into the afterlife.When young Samantha suddenly goes missing in the Realm, it is up to Elaine to find her, and battle not only the forces of that dark universe, but her own personal demons as well. Joined by her sister Jessica and project liaison Will Parsons, they are led to an ultimate confrontation with a powerful dark lord of the Realm, and Elaine's ultimate fate as a warrior in the afterlife.Once the door is opened, there is no telling where it may lead... or what may come back through.