The Darkest Eyes

The Darkest Eyes is an epic portal-crossing adventure with mythic resonance and strong psychological underpinnings.Will Roan is at the top of her game career-wise. Shes a deep-sea submersible pilot whos brainy daring and cool. Her personal life couldnt be more different. For as long as she can remember shes seen little gray aliens lurking in the shadows watching her stalking her. Although shes a scientist who tends to be inquisitive about everything she has steadfastly refused to examine the disturbing things shes experienced throughout her life fearing all shed find would be evidence of her own mental instability. Her effort to present a sane exterior to the world has meant that she could never get too close to anyone or settle down anywhere. Physically and emotionally shes always been on the run. Lately though the grays have been threatening to tear down the wall Will has erected between her inner life and the real world. Theyve been relentless in their pursuit infringing on the semblance of normalcy shes constructed.When a particularly frightening encounter costs Will her job she makes her way home. Shes just in time for her dying mother -- her dying crazy mother -- to give her an object that could explain away Wills madness or draw her inextricably into its clutches. A beautifully carved crystal skull holds the answers to the mystery of Wills life her mother says. She can use it to cross a portal to Atlantis -- her real home.Wills first instinct is to run but her flight is interrupted when her beloved young niece disappears the apparent victim of the aliens. Will decides to plunge into the unknown to find young Becky.Atlantis is beautiful and unspoiled and its people appear to be living their best lives. However political intrigue and dissent simmer beneath the surface. Hesoa is a dying world chaotic and reeking populated by a race of gray aliens on the verge of extinction. Will must navigate the perils of both worlds to save the child -- and it turns out much more.Will is beset with self-doubt. Is she sane? Is anything shes experiencing real? Can she trust anyone? Is it possible that the fate of three worlds could depend on her?