Amber Kizer discovered her passion for storytelling after facing a rare chronic pain disorder, which compelled her to live outside conventional boundaries. Her characters are often opinionated and outspoken, reflecting a style that tackles taboo subjects with honesty and directness. Her writing is characterized by its compelling narrative and fearless exploration of complex themes.
Set against a backdrop of survival, the story weaves a gripping narrative filled with emotional depth and the complexities of love. As characters navigate a world fraught with challenges, their resilience and relationships are tested, making for a poignant exploration of what it means to endure in the face of adversity.
Meridian and Tens continue to grow closer and explore their relationship of Protector and Fenestra, while sixteen-year-old Juliet Ambrose, grasping at any hope of finding her parents, considers acepting the help offered by Ms. Asura, a proven Nocti
Meridian Sozu is a Fenestra—the half-human, half-angel link between the living and the dead. She has the dark responsibility of helping souls transition safely into the afterlife. If people die without the help of a Fenestra, their souls are left vulnerable to be stolen by the Aternocti, a dark band of forces who disrupt the balance of good and evil in the world and cause chaos.Having recently lost her beloved Auntie—the woman who showed her what it meant to be a Fenestra—Meridian has hit the road with Tens, her love and sworn protector, in hopes of finding another Fenestra. Their search leads them to Indiana, where Juliet, a responsible and loving teenager, works tirelessly in the nursing home where she and several other foster kids are housed. Surrounded by death, Juliet struggles to make a loving home for the younger kids, and to protect them from the violent whims of their foster mother. But she is struggling against forces she can't understand . . . and even as she feels a pull toward the dying, their sickness seems to infect her, weighing her down. . . .Will Meri and Tens find Juliet in time to save her from a life of misery and illness? And will Meri and Tens' own romance weather the storms of new discoveries?From the Hardcover edition.
On her sixteenth birthday, Meridian is whisked off to her great-aunt's home in Revelation, Colorado, where she learns that she is a Fenestra, the half-human, half-angel link between the living and the dead, and must learn to help human souls to the afterlife before the dark forces reach them.
Venting endlessly in her journal about the ridiculousness of high school and all its dramas, Gert Garibaldi faces the inevitable, such as Homecoming and driving ed, with her gay best friend, Adam, at her side for much needed support and levity. Reprint.