The Lifting
Elaine wanted nothing more than to escape her life as a fisherman's daughter. After her mother's death, Elaine was forced into the role as a surrogate mother for her younger sister Lou and the primary caretaker of her family's farm while her father and brothers are out at sea. Just as Elaine begins to believe nothing will free her from her mundane life, a stranger offers Elaine a chance to help her sister and to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. The catch? Elaine must travel into the Lifting, a forest with rumored magic and mythical beasts, where many have dared to enter but failed to return. It's not long after they enter that Elaine's sister mysteriously disappears, and now Elaine must find a way to bring her back without getting herself killed in the process. Elaine soon learns that the Lifting is much more than it seems, and the deeper she travels into the forest, her life is not the only thing at stake.…