T. G. Bryant

"You're not defined by magic or bloodlines. You're defined by your choices." Gabriel has finally escaped. Finally found his home. Finally found his family. Finally learned what freedom feels like.

Some promises take twenty years to keep. Russell Sinclair and Charlene Foster made a promise in a high school parking lot twenty years ago. Then life happened: college, marriages to other people, children, loss, and the quiet resignation that some dreams don't come true.

Caleb Merritt, a widower in small-town Georgia, has spent a year hiding in his bookstore, speaking to his late wife through voice recordings and avoiding anything that might require him to truly live again.

Twelve-year-old Gabriel has never seen the sun. He's spent his entire life locked in a single room by Aunt Della, told he's worthless and forgotten. But one day, Gabriel learns an impossible truth: he's a prince from a magical kingdom.