Under the Healing Sign — Nick O'Donohoe

BJ Vaughan has ventured beyond the frontiers of science to become a veterinarian in Crossroads--where she treats species that never appeared in her textbooks. And this wondrous land of centaurs, griffins, and magical cats was the place where BJ discovered what it truly meant to be human...

Using the Book of Strangeways, BJ can travel at will in and out of Crossroads. But unfortunately, so can others--including those who threaten to tear this magical place apart. BJ has brought the enlightenment of science to her adopted world, teaching her patients new ways to survive and prosper.

But now, as the creatures of Crossroads battle among themselves, and a sinister outsider breeds mistrust and mayhem, she wonders if that wisdom will be enough to defeat the powers of ill will--and brute force...