Fourteen-year-old Kaia's entire life has erupted in flames after an assassin appears and burns her village down. She's rescued by priestesses who serve gods from another planet because Kaia's the descendant of their last savior. They tell her that she must help them. Together with Reeze-the only other survivor from her village and her newly appointed guardian-they set off on a quest to find the treasures of the gods in hopes of preventing a dire prophesy. Kaia and Reeze quickly meet the Tueors, a group of people many thought extinct, and they are searching specifically for Kaia. Their...

Kaia's been gone for five years, but now she's back and Zinc is on the brink of war. The new "Numbers" program, created by the Tueors' leader, tracks and isolates demigods. Kaia's friend, Catrina, refuses to take part, and that makes her the most dangerous Number of all. It's Kaia's duty to gather and protect the treasures of the gods-which hold their life essence. But neither the treasures nor Catrina are what they appear to be. As the day a dire prophesy foresees draws nearer, will Kaia be able to reverse the gears of fate, or will everything she's ever loved be burned away by the flames of...

When I was 5 years old, I wanted to be a writer. But as I grew up, that changed despite my love to write. As my junior year of high school was coming to a close, I had a change of heart with what I thought I wanted to with my life and it was then that my dad suggested I try to pursue writing. The stories in this collection were written during my teenage years. A lot of the work is "experimental" as I tried to figure what worked and what doesn't in terms of transitions and literary devices. I don't think this collection would've been possible if it weren't for my father or my creative writing...