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Books in Path to Destiny series

  • Escape From Darkness

    J.L. Lawrence

    Paperback (Independently published, June 8, 2020)
    Kate begins her senior year of high school, hoping for normalcy, but a new threat has hit the once-peaceful town of Rosewood. Teens are being kidnapped. When one victim is discovered dead in a nearby park, Kate starts her own investigation, wanting to help eliminate the threat.She uncovers a world of unnatural beings and an ancient power source linked to Matthew Cavanaugh. With Adam and Alyssa's help, she unlocks more secrets of the town's past. Making matters worse, she discovers disturbing revelations within her friends' family. Their involvement with 'all things weird' sets her on edge. But she needs their help to save the town, so she chooses to set aside her doubt and trust them. Kate finds herself on a split path between two possible futures. One will keep her with those she's come to love, and the other will take her, alone, into all new territory. As the choice becomes clear, the harsh reality crashes her world around her. Her life isn't what she thought it would be, but if she doesn't embrace her destiny, she could lose everything.
  • Mask of Emotions

    J. L. Lawrence

    Paperback (Independently published, July 1, 2019)
    Kate Smith has spent years controlling her gifts of telepathy and compulsion. It took even longer to be accepted by everyone in her small town due to some mishaps in her youth. Over time, she’d created different personalities that she considered her masks to deal with the world around her. It allowed her to fit in with multiple groups of students and develop friendships. But she allowed no one to see behind the wall she’d perfected not even her family. Kate’s sophomore year of high school isn’t shaping up to be much better than previous years until two new students arrive and challenge her current way of life. Adam and Alyssa have her same abilities, but instead of hiding, they have embraced and utilized their skills. They continue to question and pester until she finally gives in and meets their family. It opens her eyes to a whole new way of life. The three become inseparable and decide to use their gifts to help those in need. After helping the first few victims, they decide to take on bigger challenges. With that, comes more danger. A young girl has disappeared and Kate knows there is much more to the story. They enter a race against time to save the girl and themselves.
  • Force of Nature

    J.L. Lawrence

    (Independently published, Feb. 20, 2020)
    While Kate prepares for her junior year of high school, a dark cloud seems to be threatening the town. She assumes it’s all in her head, but her continual visions show total chaos extending its ugly claws toward Rosewood. The more details she discovers, the clearer the truth becomes. Unless the coming storm can be stopped, no one will survive. With the help of Adam and Alyssa, Kate searches for the cause of the impending destruction, and they stumble across an old Cavanaugh prophecy. The storm is actually a dangerous curse created many years ago and placed upon the entire town. Only one person can defeat it. Kate. But she doesn’t know how. As the wind howls, and the day turns to night, no one is safe from Cavanaugh’s wrath. Kate must make the ultimate sacrifice to gain the town’s freedom or watch them all die.