The Light She Seeks

Carey can sense emotion... and compel it. A smile. A whisper. A choice that was never truly a choice at all.

Her powerful father calls it a gift. A weapon. One he intends to sharpen for politics, influence, and someday, far more. But Carey doesn't want power.

She wants what she sees in the rare people untouched by darkness—the good ones. Especially the mysterious Santa Claus at Pittsburgh's Point State Park, who recognizes exactly what she is the moment she whispers her Christmas wish. As Car...