Good or evil? Who in the world are these enigmatic twins working at her library?
Claire is happy enough working as a children’s librarian alongside her best friend, Connie. But when a brother and sister pair of twins come into her life, Claire is thrust into a kaleidoscopic world where nothing is what it seems. Everything that grounded her peaceful life is crumbling. Claire thinks she's fallen into Alice's rabbit hole, but can't see the bottom--if there is one.
Her friends are too busy with families to see her; her parents waved Aloha and retired to Hawaii; even her best (single) friend Connie is avoiding her. Claire stands alone. When twin Melanie wants to be friends Claire all but jumps at the chance. She can have fun with Melanie, at least until Connie wants to be friends again. As a bonus, Melanie's friendship includes her delectable twin brother Mason. Brother and sister are rarely apart.
But as their friendships grow, Claire plunges into that bottomless rabbit hole. Her nights are tormented by nightmares. Her days are tortured by oddities. Peculiarities slip and slide into and out of her life. Exhausted, Claire can no longer dismiss weird events as imaginary.
Claire grapples with the big question: Is magic real? Is it so real that it's killing her? And can anyone help?
Note: original version published in 2016 as "Summer Lost: An Elemental Novel."
