Gates of Pearl: Awakening Book I
When Jean Pearl receives news of her sister Aiyana's mysterious death, she inherits a pair of ancient golden earrings that have been passed down through generations of Pearl women. Soon after putting them on, Jean begins experiencing strange phenomena, whispers in empty rooms, shadows that move unnaturally, and vivid dreams of her ancestors.
After discovering occult symbols in her sister's apartment, Jean meets a man who possesses knowledge of her family's secret legacy. Together they uncover a shocking truth: the Pearl women are Gatekeepers, protectors of passages between our world and Achak, a realm of spirits and ancestral power.
As Jean reluctantly embraces her role as the last Pearl Gatekeeper, she finds herself drawn into a supernatural conflict centered around an ancient entity known as the Harbinger. Her journey leads her to others who understand the spaces between worlds and reveals an ancestral struggle that spans centuries and dimensions.
With reality fracturing around the small mountain town of Echo Hollow, Jean must protect her adult children who've been drawn into the conflict, decode her mother's cryptic journal, and master her emerging abilities before the veil between worlds collapses completely. As cosmic observers emerge from hiding, Jean discovers she carries something more than just her family's legacy, a power that could either save or destroy everything she loves.