Ariel Tanner returns home, after her senior year abroad, to discover the legend of the darkness is alive and well in Marshall's Landing. Ariel learns she is the last light soul left in the universe now that Aidan Thomas' soul is transforming into the dreaded darkness. Eternal goodness or universal damnation rests on her shoulders as she unravels a mystery hidden deep within the town's history. Ariel has spent her life longing for her childhood crush, her neighbor and one of the greatest guys she knows, but when that day finally comes, she must choose between the salvation of all that is good and the only thing she has ever wanted - Aidan's affection. Ariel discovers her best friend, Scott, is a transcendent soul and her guardian through time here to help her brave the darkness. Together they discern an otherworld of light and dark angels encased in the old mine shafts of California's Mother Lode. The dark angels must claim both Ariel and Aidan in order to damn all souls to immortality and her love for him may not be enough to help her solve a series of puzzles, restore order and ward off evil for all eternity. The story continues in 2014: "Revelation" the sequel to "Marshall's Landing" is now available.