Morningstar: Where the Present Cracks and History Bleeds Through Threads of Time, Land, and Blood

By CR Petersen M.Ed

A vanished family.
A crumbling house.
A girl who thought exile was the worst thing that could happen-until she moved in.
Anna Turner has been uprooted from everything she loved in San Francisco-her friends, her school, her life of comfort-and dropped into a drafty old stone house on the frozen edge of the world in Logan, Utah. Ninth grade, mid-year, and she doesn't know a soul. She's angry, homesick, and convinced her life is over.
Then she starts to hear the whispers.
At school they call it the "Ling house," named for the family who disappeared there ten years ago without a trace. Students ask her about blood in the den. They tell stories of murder and cover-ups. Anna, a born scientist, thinks it's hazing-until she finds the newspaper articles and realizes the rumors are true. The Lings, a brilliant mixed-heritage academic couple with two young children, vanished in January. The house has a history of people simply... disappearing.
And it isn't done with her yet.
As Anna begins to dream of a boy named Tye-the age he would be now-she's drawn deeper into a mystery that crosses generations, cultures, and something stranger than time itself. Her family doesn't believe her. Her new friends whisper. But the house remembers, and its secrets are bound in stone.
This Third Edition of Morningstar includes three bonus beginnings from the upcoming sequels-glimpses into new voices and deeper mysteries-available to read free with Kindle Unlimited.
Perfect for readers of historical fantasy, Indigenous time-slip fiction, and YA adventure who love strong characters, layered history, and slow-burn mystery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FVT6CX46
• ISBN13: 9798269313344
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"