The Light Keeper and the Seismic Shift
The Light Keeper Series, Book 4
No one said saving the world would be easy.
After their failed mission to stop the Southern Gate from opening, Isaac and Yara are under more pressure than ever to get the next one right. But waiting eighteen months for redemption takes its toll. Isaac struggles to juggle the weight of being a Light Keeper with the challenges of high school, while Yara longs to build a stronger connection with Prince Teris. Despite the threat of the High King looming over Yara's interactions with her father, she finds herself embracing her other half.
With the arrival of a surprise letter from a Light Keeper out of Hong Kong, Isaac's goal of uniting Keepers and Guardians from across the world becomes a reality. Together, they will take on the Eastern Passage and its knight. But tensions flare as the team struggles to work together, and Isaac and Yara’s growing secrets threaten to fracture their bond.
Meanwhile, Isaac is haunted by a vision of darkness and helplessness—a broken spirit trapped in a pool of blue. But what does it mean?
Will the team pull it together in time? Or are they facing a recipe for disaster?
One mission will change everything.
Notable Characters
Issac
At 15, Isaac has been a Light Keeper for 3 years. He struggles to find balance as a regular teenager who wants to date and play on his high school’s baseball team and the stresses of trying to save the world. He tries to internalize the negative thoughts and only focus on the good, but it weighs on him. Unlike some jaded Light Keepers, it matters to him that he only traps bad faeries.
Yara
Yara can’t help but feel a little jealous that Isaac has a life outside of being a Light Keeper. Leaning into the other side of her bloodline helps her to feel like she belongs to something--matters to someone. Doubts rise to the surface again when more experienced Guardians chastise the way she works with Isaac. Over the mission she realizes that she not only wants Isaac around, but needs him, too.
Cristo
For over two years, Cristo has lived and worked with the children to stop the High King. For 2 years, he’s watched and listened to their interactions and banter. He’s trained with them but, surprisingly, become part of a team. Though he’s still not thrilled with the situation, he’s become accustomed to it and doesn’t mind as much. They are starting to trust him, and it’s quite nice.
Prince Teris
Catching up on years of missed time isn’t easy, especially when the High King has been terrorizing the faerie lands. There is also the daughter he’s not had the chance to truly know and desires to gain her trust. Isaac and Yara desire his help to stop the High King and his knights, but Prince Teris knows the importance of them figuring things out on their own.
Ariella
The Seeing Eye made Ariella believe that Isaac is the answer to restoring the peace in the faerie lands, and she wants to do her part by helping him. She has made many mistakes in her life and believes that if she can do this, she’ll be someone her sister would be proud of. No matter what she chooses to do, she approaches it with a smile and positive attitude.
Did you Know?
- This book was the most challenging for me to begin. Once Isaac and Yara reached Vietnam, I knew exactly what I wanted to happen, but not what they would be doing during the eighteen months prior.
- I cried probably about five times during the first draft. I’ve never had a character die on page before and when I had the realization that it needed to happen, I was quite sad. I dreaded when the time would come to write that scene. I am someone who experiences “maladaptive daydreams,” which allows to me to feel/hear and otherwise experience the scenes I see in my head, which I find helpful while writing. One of the most surprising scenes that made me cry was actually Isaac’s phone call to his mom before facing the Eastern Knight. As a mom, I know exactly how I would feel to receive phone call like that and wanting to comfort my son.
- I didn’t know the true identity of the High King until I first visualized Cristo’s scene at the end. Originally, I only saw what Isaac and Yara experienced, but when I revisualized from Cristo’s perspective, I was shocked to learn who was responsible.