Plunge Into Darkness by Kristin N. Spencer

Finalist in the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards in the ‘Friendship’ Category.

Two girls. A village with a dark secret. Their only hope is a mythical figure Ever Morena has only read about in her father’s lone book. Ten years ago Ever’s best friend disappeared without a trace. Though the loss of her friend only came close to killing her then, the truth of what happened might finish the job now—just when her future as the village healer is looking bright. Ever must risk everything she loves in order to plunge into darkness on an impossible journey in the middle of the Concealed Forest. Never before has redemption been so costly.