STORM RISING - BOOK II OF THE LARA CHRONICLES In the eighteen century, the Hoopa Valley was a magical, enchanted place-until one day, an innocent maiden becomes the victim of an unspeakable act of betrayal. Centuries later, in a dirty, snow-filled alley, a young girl dies of a heroin overdose, but before her tragic death, she leaves behind a legacy that fans the flames of jealousy, revenge, and murder that were ignited so long ago on the banks of the Trinity River in that forgotten valley. Fifty-one years later, Lara Coleman, living in Seal Beach, California, knows nothing of these events until a heartbreaking accident, a shift in her birthright, and a series of strange occurrences submerge her into a supernatural world she never knew existed. From the sandy beaches of the Pacific Ocean to the dense woods of the Angeles National Forest, a storm is rising, and Lara soon finds herself in the middle of a war that began long before she was born. Will she be strong enough to survive the storm?... And protect her family from an ancient evil?