Wings Unfolding

By A.J. Bast

A small-town contemporary YA fantasy set in 2011, with a terrifying monster and dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of everyday life.

"It was still twitching, struggling between life and death. But after a few seconds, it stopped moving."

Seventeen-year-old Sabrina Evans never expected to see her neighbor as anything other than an ordinary old man. But one late snowy night, she witnesses him turning into a monster, and her life takes a terrifying twist. The next morning, he's found dead. When his estranged grandson returns to town for the funeral, things get even stranger.

As the bizarre events surrounding her neighbor's death unfold, Sabrina and her friends are pulled deeper into a mystery that ties the monster known as the Heritus to dark secrets about each other they never could have imagined. They unravel these sinister truths while riding out the chaos of teenage life: friendship, love, lust, betrayals, dreams, and the struggle of figuring out who they really are.

Sabrina must uncover what the Heritus wants, who she can truly trust-and why everything feels connected. Fate, it turns out, is anything but simple. Sometimes, it feels more like a curse.

Wings Unfolding is a young adult dark fantasy romance and supernatural mystery book, full of suspense, morally gray characters, and real-world grit. Perfect for readers of coming-of-age adventures and emotionally charged stories. Book One of The Heritus Saga.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9730420025
• ISBN13: 9789730420029
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: A.J. Bast
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"