Lindsey Harrell 
The Luminous Path [EPUB ebook] 
Cartographer of the Shifting Realms

Sixteen-year-old Naia Ellery yearns for a world beyond her quiet village of Whisperwind, a world tantalizingly glimpsed in the shimmering, shifting realms that dance at the edges of her reality.  Haunted by the disappearance of her cartographer father, she clings to his unfinished maps, each line a whisper of untold wonders. One moonlit night, Naia discovers a hidden workshop and a moonstone compass etched with strange symbols.  A touch, a surge of celestial energy, and a shimmering bridge of light—the Luminous Path—erupts across the sky, beckoning her towards the forbidden realms.
Stepping onto the iridescent pathway, Naia plunges into a kaleidoscope of impossible landscapes. Floating islands drift in swirling nebulae, crystalline forests hum with an inner light, and rivers of pure energy carve paths through valleys of amethyst and quartz. But this breathtaking beauty masks hidden dangers. Ancient gatekeepers, wary of disruption, view Naia with suspicion.  Simultaneously, the ruthless General Kael Thorne, commanding an army from a technologically advanced realm, sees her as a key to unlocking the Luminous Path and claiming its power for himself.
Guided by the exiled wayfarer, Alric Vance, Naia navigates the treacherous currents of the shifting realms.  Haunted by his own past, Alric is a reluctant mentor, his cynicism clashing with Naia’s unwavering optimism. Yet, her courage and her father’s pulsating, living map—a guide that evolves with her understanding of the realms—begin to chip away at his hardened exterior.  As Naia confronts the gatekeepers’ ancient laws and evades Kael’s relentless pursuit, she discovers a hidden power within herself, the ability to shape the very pathways of the realms.
Torn between the gatekeepers’ desire to seal the path and the potential for interdimensional understanding it represents, Naia must choose her own destiny.  Will she embrace the gatekeepers’ control, or forge a new path, risking the delicate balance of the realms for the promise of connection and collaboration?  With the fate of multiple realities hanging in the balance, Naia must confront not only a ruthless conqueror but also the secrets of her mentor’s past and the terrifying truth about a looming cataclysm that threatens to unravel everything.  Her choice will determine not only her future but the future of all the shifting realms.