Beyond Borders

by Becky Carr

The story begins with a simple reunion. Seven best friends, Faith, Spencer, Grace, Hope, Alex, Devon, and Josie, who grew up in foster care together all meet in their hometown of Bryan, Texas for the graduation of the two youngest in the group, Josie and Devon. During a picnic in the park, a portal is opened, a portal to Alius which, they find out, is where they’re really from. Led by a mysterious man named Markus, this unusual group of orphans makes their way through the Enchanted Wood, over the Black Desert and into the Rajin mountains where the secret Order of the Ouranios has been hiding for countless centuries. But, the Ouranios have been all but destroyed and there is only one left free, Padua, the Prophet. Padua along with her sage, a young man named Cordon, help Spencer, Faith and the others understand where they come from and where they’re going. They learn about power addicts called vampires who are the reason Alius is almost completely destroyed. In their quest to restore the Balance to Alius and destroy the Vampiric addiction forever, Spencer and her friends learn that passion is the greatest weapon a woman yields, and that love never dies. About The I began writing at a very young age (I'm not exactly sure when). The first major project I did was an adaptation of Peter Pan for my fourth grade class to perform, then, my teachers had me also write a Christmas play. I've always loved reading and have immersed myself in such books as The Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, And The Lord of the Rings since early childhood. This has leant my writing style to more gothic-style fantasy and occult fiction, but also some intense poetry. I've dealt with my depression the only way I knew how, by writing. My ninth grade English teacher read a few of my scribblings and suggested I enter a poetry contest. I did, and my first poem was recognized. Thus began my professional writing life. At 16, one of my poems was featured in a Texas Hi

172 pages, Paperback

First published August 26, 2010