Jane Frances Ruby has entertained and illuminated readers with her first young adult novel, The Azurite Encounter. Her sequel, Voiceless Whispers adds a dose of myth and folklore to the series.

Three years after her fateful high school field trip to the Grand Canyon, all is good with Desiree Sumner. Not so much for Taqa, the medicine man who helped her. Worn and battered by many years of serving his ancient hidden tribe in the Grand Canyon, He wants to retire. But first he must teach his skills of shamanism and herbal medicine to a successor.

His quest is...