Isabelle Nelson

In a mad dash to stay ahead of the army of the unclean and find those that can teach Annie how to control the gifts she has inherited, she knows that her education must continue whatever the cost. There is danger at every turn, and battles are fought to protect her. All the while, her powers continue to grow. Somehow, she must find the Keeper of the Books of Wisdom and unlock the secrets of the ages. But first, she has to survive.

In a mad dash to stay ahead of the army of the unclean and find those that can teach Annie how to control the gifts she has inherited, she knows that her education must continue whatever the cost. There is danger at every turn, and battles are fought to protect her. All the while, her powers continue to grow. Somehow, she must find the Keeper of the Books of Wisdom and unlock the secrets of the ages. But first, she has to survive.

A mysterious box, and a voice from long past starts young 12-year-old Annie and her father on a journey of mystery begun by an ancient ancestor. What they find along the way is in a harrowing adventure through twists of fate, love, and magic, young Annie tries to find the balance between her role in the inherited gifts of her ancestors, and the sudden responsibility for the safety of the world.

Everything in Annie Abbott's life is pretty routine and normal. She is a good student at the Junior High School and her father is a professor at the local university, until a set of mysterious boxes appear out of nowhere hidden in their attic. After they open them, and discover the clues within, their lives will never be the same as they embark on an adventure that challenges them to the limits of their abilities, both physically and mentally. The story takes Annie on a path of enlightenment, where she discovers the sisterhood of witches to which she always belonged, who teach her to see magic in even the simplest of things in life all around her. We learn the deep and carefully guarded secret that her father holds as he watches her powers begin to grow. Together they face the challenges as true magic enters into their lives.