Alt-World Chronicles

"I'm going to die tonight."Esme, the Order's current alterni, wields magic she barely understands. This is not her world. These are not her people. Whenever she closes her eyes, she relives battles with a thousand malevolenci demons. And tonight, she knows this could be the end.King Owen Lord is responsible for summoning Esme to this nightmare. It's up to him to keep her alive. But deep down, he fears Esme is in over her head. They all are. The Order is losing this war, no matter how many cavali soldiers Owen leads against the demons.When a malevolenci rift opens right on top of a treasured historic site, it triggers the worst battle of Owen and Esme's partnership. Can Esme close the rift and stop the demons' invasion? Or will Owen lose yet another alterni friend?

It's hard to compete with a ghost…or eight…of yourself.Abducted by a bubble of light, Esme is not in her Kansas City anymore. The Sanctuary is an alternate world – home to an ancient, secret Order with a king, conjuri magicians, cavali soldiers, and paranormal races Esme never believed were real. Werewolves patrol with the KCPD. Fairies dream of Hollywood. Goblins are bankers. Elves are lawyers. Vampires make excellent doctors. Trolls are warriors…and serve the best barbecue in town.But why have the conjuri summoned Esme to this paranormal melting pot? As an alt-world version of the original Esme, she is an alterni. And alterni wield magic that no one else can – magic the Order needs to fight malevolenci, demonic beasts that attack through otherworldly rifts. Protecting the Sanctuary from these monsters is the Order's main purpose, and now it's Esme's turn to master alterni magic, partner with the king, and hold back the malevolenci invasion.Unfortunately, the model-perfect King Owen is broken by grief and guilt, the Order has little faith in her, and malevolenci attacks are worse than ever.Eight alt-world Esmes preceded her. Eight lost their lives. Can Esme use her unique gifts to succeed as an alterni? If she fails, the consequences might be more devastating than Owen is willing to say. Sunshine Somerville has a degree in English Literature and self-published her first book at the ripe old age of nine. She currently lives on the beachy side of Michigan with her husband, daughters, and rescued dogs.The Kota Series is a Science Fantasy epic based on youthful obsessions with X-Men, Star Wars, The Chronicles of Narnia, and A Wrinkle in Time.The Alt-World Chronicles is an Adult Fantasy series inspired by weird recurring dreams, a love of reimagined mythology, and one ridiculously hot summer lived in Kansas City.A Fairly Fairy Tale is Sunshine's first Middle Grade Fantasy book. She got the idea from her family's crest, which portrays a dragon shooting flames from both ends, and from a niece whose second favorite word is farts.

Monsters are coming. Allies are turning. But Esme has evolved.Traveling for work is brutal, especially when your job is hunting demons. Fortunately, Esme's magic is now limitless. Unfortunately, Owen has his own problems. While he rules from the road, paranormals within the Order grow restless. Jinn dabble in civilian politics. Fairies demand an impossible return to their home world. Rebel vampires claim the Capiti healers are slaves. Age-old tensions rise, and civil war is looming.One thing might unite the Order – telling them how close they truly are to losing the war and what that will mean for the alt-worlds. But should Owen break eighty generations of secrecy? If the paranormals rally, Esme's power will give them a shot at survival. And, if they find the malevolenci's weakness, they could defeat the demons once and for all. How much hope dare they have?With old friends, the queen mother, and unexpected allies joining the fight, Esme and Owen search for answers in ancient texts, dark caves, and blood memories… But some things are meant to stay buried. Uncovering the truth about malevolenci might win the war, but will it tear apart everything the Order believes? Sunshine Somerville has a degree in English Literature and self-published her first book at the ripe old age of nine. She currently lives on the beachy side of Michigan with her husband, daughters, and rescued dogs.The Kota Series is a Science Fantasy epic based on youthful obsessions with X-Men, Star Wars, The Chronicles of Narnia, and A Wrinkle in Time.The Alt-World Chronicles is an Adult Fantasy series inspired by weird recurring dreams, a love of reimagined mythology, and one ridiculously hot summer lived in Kansas City.A Fairly Fairy Tale is Sunshine's first Middle Grade Fantasy book. She got the idea from her family's crest, which portrays a dragon shooting flames from both ends, and from a niece whose second favorite word is farts.

Five years ago, the Sanctuary's war ended. That's when the battle for the alt-worlds began. Led by an unlikely Master Capturi, specialized teams of cavali use new magic to hunt their remaining enemies in the alt-worlds. For Piper, bringing the assassi to justice has become her life's mission. But while she battles murderous gods, the fairies of the Sanctuary flounder without a queen. They want her back, but Piper holds a secret that, if exposed, would turn the fairies against her. Can she hide the truth and lead her sisters by example? Or is she not a true fairy herself? Meanwhile, on an alt-world far different from the Sanctuary, Namenye of Oak has her own secrets, and Piper is in for a surprise… Dryads, naiads, and oreads – paranormals thought to be extinct – await Dax and Piper on this next alt-world. The assassi? She's a goddess of immense power and cruelty who has tormented these remarkable peoples for centuries. Her Devout are forced to sacrifice dryads for their magic. Oreads who've escaped the goddess live as refugees. Dryad knights patrol the border. Naiads cloud their waters to blind the goddess's all-seeing slave. With every sacrifice, the goddess grows stronger. Piper, Dax, Namenye, and their allies – old, new, and unlikely – must find a way to unite the natives, capture the goddess, and end lifetimes of war. Sunshine Somerville has a degree in English Literature and self-published her first book at the ripe old age of nine. She currently lives on the beachy side of Michigan with her husband, daughters, and rescued dogs.The Kota Series is a Science Fantasy epic based on youthful obsessions with X-Men, Star Wars, The Chronicles of Narnia, and A Wrinkle in Time.The Alt-World Chronicles is an Adult Fantasy series inspired by weird recurring dreams, a love of reimagined mythology, and one ridiculously hot summer lived in Kansas City.A Fairly Fairy Tale is Sunshine's first Middle Grade Fantasy book. She got the idea from her family's crest, which portrays a dragon shooting flames from both ends, and from a niece whose second favorite word is farts.