The Totem

Isabel cherished the totem. She wore it in all my visions of her when I was Frederick Adams in 1845. She said it had magical powers; she said she could see the past and the future. She named a man from the future, and I know now he's the key.
Find Stephan Shores.

– journal of Gaius Bjornson

Stephan Shores is an ordinary guy with an ordinary life in the charming little town of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. After an inconsequential mishap in a coffee shop with his best friend Samantha, something threatens his mind, splitting his memories into two distinct timelines. To set things right again, he must find an ancient Nigerian bone carved like an angel, last known to exist in Cedarburg over a hundred fifty years earlier. Helped by a regression therapist, a gifted savant, and an adopted golden retriever, Stephan embarks on a quest that delves into the universe's deepest and darkest mysteries.

"An intricate paranormal story that draws in readers with grounded characters."

– Kirkus Reviews