Seventeen-year-old Rachel is just trying to survive high school, but her recurring nightmares of a terrifying school shooting are starting to blur the lines between dreams and reality. Every time the bullets fly and she loses her best friend Lilly, a mysterious boy named Liam appears—only for Rachel to wake up safe, but haunted by a powerful sense of déjà vu.
When Liam suddenly shows up in her waking life, he reveals a truth that shatters everything Rachel thought she knew: she isn't just an ordinary teenager. She is a Godling.
Gifted with the extraordinary ability to reshape the world with a single wish, Rachel is thrust into a dangerous, hidden universe. But unlimited power comes with a deadly price. Ruthless beings known as the Founders and their Watchers are hunting her, desperate to control her unique abilities or lock her in a mind prison. Even worse, the people she loves most—including her best friend and her own mother—might be keeping the darkest secrets of all.
Forced to go on the run, Rachel must quickly master her newfound powers and decide who she can really trust. With the Founders closing in and the fate of her family hanging in the balance, Rachel must make a choice: remain a pawn in a cosmic game, or fight back and forge her own destiny.
Godlings is a thrilling book packed with mind-bending powers, pulse-pounding action, and dark secrets. Perfect for fans of hidden worlds and coming-of-age adventures.
Ron Vitale is a fantasy and science fiction author. Influenced by the likes of Tolkien, Margaret Atwood, C. S. Lewis, and Philip Pullman, he has a Master’s degree in English Literature from Villanova University where he studied the works of Alice Walker and Margaret Atwood. For his thesis, he interpreted Walker’s and Atwood’s novels through a psychological Jungian approach by showing how the central female protagonists use storytelling as a means to heal themselves from trauma. He lives in a small town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and keeps himself busy by writing his blog and on learning how to be a good father to his kids all while working on his next book.