Beacon's Spark — Jim Johnson

AWAKENING THE FATES Even with a great girlfriend, a bestie, and visits with her ailing grandpa, Rachel Farran feels isolated and lonely. When she stumbles into the mystical Veil separating the mortal and spirit worlds, she encounters voices that won't shut up, ghostly faces that won't leave her alone, and a crystal that can't stop glowing. Rachel soon discovers that she can manipulate magical ley threads as a descendant of the ancient Fates and a Beacon for lost souls. But when the malevolent being known as the Spinner harnesses the ley to drag helpless souls through the Veil to devour them, can Rachel begin to trust others and learn to control her newfound abilities before her grandpa and many others are lost forever? Beacon's Spark, a coming of age magical adventure, is the first book in Potomac Shadows, a paranormal fantasy series set in the Washington, DC metro area.