Black Smoke and Crystal Mirrors

A fantasy novel set between south Florida and a fantasy world, where a young woman goes on a journey of self-discovery as she searches for her long-lost cousin who disappeared mysteriously ten years before. An adventure full of magic, mystery, and a found family full of unique characters and mythical creatures. In a small house in southern Florida, life seems uneventful and stagnant. But when events from her childhood begin to creep into her dreams, Belkys has no choice but to face her past and dive deeper into the family trauma she tried so desperately to run from. It isn't long before she is thrust into a world so foreign and magical that she begins to question her own reality, and the role she plays in her own life. Full of magic and mystery, this story takes readers along with Belkys on her journey to self-acceptance through a magical world that mirrors our own.