There are eight Guardians of the Watchtowers of the Winds, four males and four females, who balance the flow of energy between worlds and keep the universe in balance. Ellen Groves was one of those eight Guardians, and with Ellen gone the universe is now badly out of balance. Each of the Watchtowers, vortexes of energy that control ley lines flowing from sacred sites around the world, are being attacked by someone who understands the principles of alchemy and magic and seeks ultimate power. The sacred circle in the center of the old-growth forest on Ellen's property is the only vortex with enough power left to balance polarity, but to restore that balance at least two male and two female Guardians must allow their spirits to fuse inside the sacred circle. Sheila Ryan awakens from a coma to discover she remembers past lives. Sheila and Tom Groves, Ellen's son, have been inextricably linked together through time and now they must rekindle their passion and recall a love that transcends time and space if they hope to save the universe from an ancient evil who has never known the meaning of love.
Author Biography:
Paul Dale Anderson has written more than 27 novels and hundreds of short stories, mostly in the thriller, mystery, horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres. Paul is the author of Claw Hammer, Daddy's Home, Pickaxe, Icepick, Meat Cleaver, Axes to Grind, Pinking Shears, Deviants, Run-ning Out of Time, Impossible, Abandoned, Winds, Darkness, Mysterious Ways, Light and the critically-acclaimed Instruments of Death crime-suspense novels from Crossroad Press. Visit Paul's web pages for more information: www.pauldaleanderson.net, www.4windsnovels.com, www.amazon.com/PaulDaleAnderson/e/B00A9XFLBQ Paul has also written contemporary romances and west-erns. Paul is an Active Member of SFWA, MWA, and HWA, and he was elected Vice President and Trustee of Hor-ror Writers Association in 1987. He is a current member of International Thriller Writers, Author's Guild, and Sisters in Crime. Paul has taught creative writing at the University of Il-linois at Chicago and for Writers Digest School. He has appeared on panels at Chicon4 and Chicon7, X-Con, Windy Con, Madcon, Odyssey Con, Arcana, the World Horror Convention, and the World Fantasy Convention. Paul was a guest of honor at Horror Fest in Estes Park, Colorado, in 1989.
