Dawn Hosmer

For the past five years, Tessa has lived a normal life, the kind she always dreamed of. One without her gift and the flashes that tormented her for as long as she can remember. All of that changes on a winter’s day when, out of nowhere, the flashes return....

My name is Mackenzie Bartholomew, or at least it was. I’m staring at my dead body, lying in a casket. I was a healthy, 39-year-old mother of three. I have so many questions but very few answers. Was I murdered? Did I commit suicide....

Ruby Dunkin is in an abusive marriage. Her best efforts aren't enough to shield her two children from an abusive father whose cruelty knows no bounds. Their volatile situation ends in tragedy when Ruby's eldest son Billy is torn away from everything he loves....

Tessa was born with a gift. Through a simple touch she picks up pieces of others. A flash of color devours her - the only indication that she’s gained something new from another person. Red equals pain; purple, a talent; yellow, a premonition; orange, a painful memory....