Through the Black Iron Gate: Book I — James Adams

After the mysterious disappearance of her father when she was only 3 years old, Amelia has lived with her aunt in a small house on the outskirts of a small forest, just north of a logging town. Life was quiet and a bit boring until her 16th birthday when she began to hear voices emulating from the forest. One night while taking a walk in the small forest behind their house, she finds a strange black iron gate propped up on a tree. Haunted by the mysterious voices surrounding her, Amelia takes hold of the gate's handle and unknowingly embarks on a journey that will take her through hell, literally. Now she must journey through Hades, searching for her father. But, ultimately finding herself.