A ghost is stalking Nora Rhodes.While alive, he was a corporate CEO named Geoffrey Dejanes. Now he is an angry, powerful spirit called a Pretender, obsessively set upon revenge against Nora's husband Killian for engineering his demise. With infinite patience, he plots to deprive Killian of that which he loves most.Nora is not without defense against dark forces swirling within dreamtime, the dimension between our physical world and whatever lies beyond. Nora's guardian, John Westwind, is a world-renowned expert on all things paranormal. Nora's new friend, Jack Bethany, is as gifted as Westwind and always is accompanied by guardians, not the least of which is his dog Scout.Jack and Nora, both authors, are two of the writers, artists and performers invited by American Science and Technology Partners to participate in a study at UniverCity, their research headquarters in Connecticut. ASTP wants to determine whether Lexiri, their Science division's blockbuster "wellness enhancement nutritional" also enhances creativity.ASTP's Technology division will soon launch its own blockbuster product, a game that immerses the player in an actual world of holograms, and can be played upon any smartphone.The corporation that Dejanes used to command was acquired by ASTP in a hostile takeover. The UniverCity site used to be his base of operations.And so it begins.
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