C. Desert Rose

The Garden of Life does not thrive by concept alone-it takes the right ingredients to fertilize it, so it can rise to its fullest potential. In order to bloom into her fullest life, Jasmine first needs to learn the components of living a fulfilling life. The seven core elements of becoming are divulged to Jasmine in a fashion she would have never conceived. In the coming of age novelette "From Whence Jasmine Blooms", Jasmine will embark on a journey into magic, mystery, and most of all, knowledge.

A dull roar, that's all I could hear. Souls, that's all I could see... So many people. Some good, some bad. Some breathing, some barely breathing. All souls. It was funny what you could see when you stood in the middle of the Emergency Room. Who survived, who did not. All of them, every one, a soul. A soul for the taking. So begins your introduction to the floating, clustered world of souls that will have such influence on Sophia, the young Puerto Rican-American girl who has just lost her closest ally, her grandmother, "Abuela". It is just after the funeral, at the cemetery, where Sophia meets the tall, almost angelic man who will play the most unexpected role in her life. A love story. A fantasy. An adventure. If Death Should Love Me tells a tale of "fate" far beyond the normal meaning of that little four letter word. How else would you explain why Sophia wonders what would happen If Death Should Love Me?