The Lost Garden: 1

Dr. Evan Knight is a maverick historian, a martial arts expert, and a man obsessed with a legend most scholars dismiss: the Garden of Eden. He has studied it, painted it, and dreamed of it for as long as he can remember.During a college lecture on the Garden, Evan locks eyes with a woman he recognizes instantly-not from life, but from his dreams. Her name is Jess, and her appearance marks the end of Evan's quiet academic existence. Jess carries secrets that reach back to the dawn of civilization, and she is about to pull Evan into a hidden world of ancient power, danger, and forbidden knowledge.Standing in their way is Alexey Konstantin, a ruthless pharmaceutical magnate determined to claim the Tree of Life and its miraculous healing oils-an essence capable of granting immortality to those who control it.As forces of good and evil converge, Evan and Jess are thrust into a relentless race for the Garden itself. Pursued by a private army and haunted by truths older than history, they must fight to protect a secret that could reshape humanity-or destroy it.Some legends were never meant to be found.