The Luminescence Manual

Dead sea life. Dead farmlands. Dead doctors. Dead homeless people. A dead mother. But it's the discovery of prophetical notes about a dead-end news story that propels Lylah Clyne's quest. Believing the story is a direct link to her mother's disappearance, Lylah follows its message like a compass.

The notes lead her to a position with Courtyard Central Media, one of the biggest and best media companies in the world, where Lylah seeks to find her mother and unravel these mysteries. Yet her discoveries unravel suspicions within leading newscasts and thought monopolies. Peculiar interest in the same extraordinary plants that Lylah's mother worked with emerges as suspect reasons, placing Lylah directly inside the continuing plot. With Courtyard Central's big plans to govern humanity's well-being and consciousness hovering, Lylah must secretly hunt for evidence. But will she be believed?

Courtyard Central's reach is everywhere, even in the middle of nowhere at their station in Dellon, Nebraska. Here, Lylah meets Sam Starr, who's hiding the solution to her pursuit. Sam's father, a marine biologist, has left his discoveries behind, including a rare oceanic artifact. In the wrong hands, however, its properties are as fearsome as they are auspicious.

If Sam and Lylah expose the truth, they could prevent the demise of both nature and humanity and be reunited with their loved ones. In this meaningful adventure, intuition leads, even to death.