Bitter Awakenings – The Keeper Chronicles, Book 1

It had been a quiet three years for Truddie Mae Watts, an almost immortal woman sharing the body of an eleven-year-old girl alongside an injured demon. As a Keeper, those chosen by the fates and granted supernatural powers to protect the veil between our world and the astral planes, she has grown accustomed to the tranquility of her home magically hidden away within the swampy wilderness along the outskirts of Dade City, Florida. That is until the veil calls out for her assistance urging her back into action and into the path of a sinister new enemy.

Something has breached the veil into our world. An entity that marks her and those she loves, for death. Driven by a ravenous appetite for energy, a craving for the occult, and a desire to end all of Keeper kind, it will stop at nothing until this world, her reality, is erased.

Now, forced to work alongside the tri-blooded Dusty, her adopted son and nature mage Niles, and Valda the snobby ice enchantress, they must race to stop this new evil that is hell-bent to destroy them and ultimately cause two worlds to collide that would unravel the universe.

Against all odds and against a ticking monstrosity of devouring evil, the Keepers must rally and protect not only their reality but also themselves before time runs out for them all.

Kester James Finley

About Kester James Finley (Tampa Bay, Florida Author)

Kester James Finley

Living in Florida, Kester Finley grew up in the backwoods of Zephyrhills. The country life with its slower pace, and its mix of colorful characters eager to share, inspired him to write.

Fascinated by the supernatural, he spent time studying paranormal activity and the history behind it all while also being fully immersed in the world of superheroes, comics, horror films, and gaming. He is a proud geek, somewhat of a nerd, and a damn good role player if the dice Gods give him half a fighting chance.

He now lives in Spring Hill, Florida whiling away the hours writing, trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up, and focusing on a return to his roots, nature, and the mystery of life beyond the veil.