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Wind
A whirlwind adventure from Heaven to hell and back again! All LYTHINA GRAHAM wanted was some prophetic advice about her non-existent love life. But, when she left the comfort of her home in mythic Hyrendell Village to seek out the fabled Oracle of Meaden, she unknowingly set in motion a divine prophecy that would determine not only her own destiny, but the fate of her entire kingdom as well!
Lythina’s journey is cut short when she loses her mind inside an impenetrable bank of fog out to sea. Her heartbeat accelerates out of control and she quickly faints, falling into the icy ocean unconscious. The young lady awakens to find her spiritual life birthed by a vomit of salt water upon a mysterious island shore. As her strength gradually returns, Lythina learns that she has traveled through the gateway of fog to the Isle of Illumination, a place where half-dead souls meet to focus solely upon spiritual development, specializing in superhuman abilities. Within months, Lythina blossoms like never before. And though she falls in love with its immaculate serenity, she knows her time upon the Isle of Illumination is limited. Realizing she has a chance to travel back to Hyrendell to fulfill the foretold prophecy, Lythina reluctantly bids farewell to her newfound friends before braving the gateway of fog once more.
Once she returns back into the physical world, onto the shores of her beloved Hyrendell, all of her happiness disappears when she discovers that the tyrant King has declared her entire lineage traitors to the crown, immediately punishable by death. And they’re looking for her! Bolstering her resolution with the lessons learned upon the Isle of Illumination, Lythina Graham embarks upon an unbelievable journey that will bring her to the precipice of her destiny, the edges of her faith, and the ultimate resolution of a prophecy that began a thousand years before!
Lythina’s journey is cut short when she loses her mind inside an impenetrable bank of fog out to sea. Her heartbeat accelerates out of control and she quickly faints, falling into the icy ocean unconscious. The young lady awakens to find her spiritual life birthed by a vomit of salt water upon a mysterious island shore. As her strength gradually returns, Lythina learns that she has traveled through the gateway of fog to the Isle of Illumination, a place where half-dead souls meet to focus solely upon spiritual development, specializing in superhuman abilities. Within months, Lythina blossoms like never before. And though she falls in love with its immaculate serenity, she knows her time upon the Isle of Illumination is limited. Realizing she has a chance to travel back to Hyrendell to fulfill the foretold prophecy, Lythina reluctantly bids farewell to her newfound friends before braving the gateway of fog once more.
Once she returns back into the physical world, onto the shores of her beloved Hyrendell, all of her happiness disappears when she discovers that the tyrant King has declared her entire lineage traitors to the crown, immediately punishable by death. And they’re looking for her! Bolstering her resolution with the lessons learned upon the Isle of Illumination, Lythina Graham embarks upon an unbelievable journey that will bring her to the precipice of her destiny, the edges of her faith, and the ultimate resolution of a prophecy that began a thousand years before!
370 pages, ebook
First published August 25, 2012
About the author
Daniel Mello, Ph.D.
2 books3 followersOblivious at the time, those short stories I scribbled as a child were the nascent wildflowers of creativity blossoming in my own meadow of tales. Over the years, my writings, whether personal, academic, or for joy, have morphed with my identity, becoming a dependable avenue for introspection and reflection. In fact, it was early in my academic career when I began receiving visions of a young lady imprisoned by her native kingdom. Empathizing with her struggle for destiny and expressive freedom, I instantly fell for Lythina Graham, whose story fueled my first novel, *Wind*. Lythina’s quest, from heaven to hell and back, continues to drive my curiosity about humanity’s link to legend, archetypal energy, and the natural world, urging my onward to explore Hyrendell’s shadowed past and unpredictable future! Today, as a psychology educator & researcher, novelist, and nature devotee, I am continually inspired by Jung’s theories and the mystique of global spiritual teachings. Whenever empirical prose feels arid, I plunge back into Hyrendell, and I hope you'll join me!
*Not written using AI, BTW!
*Not written using AI, BTW!
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January 27, 2013
Of COURSE, I would have read and LOVED this one!
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