The Gifted Ones: A Reader

The Story (Book One)

Elodie Eggleston is nerdy, awkward, and shyâ€"just like a lot of other teenage girls. Or so her overprotective Aunt Grace would have her believe. But a frightening encounter with the handsome new boy in town starts Ellie on a path to uncovering her true identity and a certain genetic gift she never knew she had. In less than twenty-four hours, Ellie and her aunt are whisked away from their staid city life to a mysterious mountain retreat…where nothing and no one is quite what they seem. At first, Ellie embraces this enchanting new world and her new, gifted friends and can’t understand why Aunt Grace is so anxious to leave, but soon, Ellie learns that “different” isn’t always better, and sometimes, it means running for your life.

The Series

The Gifted Ones is an episodic series, with each book running 50,000 to 80,000 words in length (200 to 300 paperback pages). Each episode is a complete story in itself, but leaves “dangling threads” to be resolved in later episodes. The stories are chronological and connected with recurring characters, so you will want to read them in order, similar to many action/adventure/mystery series on television.

Content

The Gifted Ones series is intended for an audience that is 14+. It does contain some violence and sexuality, but nothing graphic, gory, or explicit. It should be acceptable reading material for anyone from 14 to 104.