As Mariah’s first complete work of fiction, Watchers, Warriors, and Wanderers is sure to capture the rapture and imagination of all who seek the thrill of the magic contained within its pages. Do you love reading? Well, no one loves reading as much as Erin Smith, newly appointed local librarian of Southern Point’s only Records Department within 2000 square miles. Her love of books is the only thing that keeps her sane in the ever-increasingly desolate and lonely world she wanders listlessly in. Erin has become wistful and agitated as of late; wistful for focus, for direction, for a place to belong. Though the worlds in the books that surround her keep her company, they far from fill the empty void inside her, and she longs not-so-simply to jump into the worlds the pages procure for her. Erin becomes aghast when such an amazing opportunity falls directly into her lap…er…on her desk, at least. A magical book that could make all her hidden desires come true, and a seethingly coercive voice that pulls her too close to the shadows.  

     When a forgotten face from her past appears to fight by her side and guide her along her newly exposed path, Erin realizes she has a choice to make. Should she follow her self-proclaimed guardian’s guiding light, ignoring the lies past told in a perceived act of protection? Or should she listen to the voice in the shadows and let her darkness out? Only time will tell as Erin fights her way back home in the hopes to save not only herself, but both mortal and magical realms alike. She might’ve finally found where she belongs, but it’s a race against both the darkness overwhelming her soul and the living nightmares filling her world if she’s to save everything she knows and has yet to discover from burning to the ground.