title: Time for Change
author: Halvorsen, C.S.
description: Coffee craving, wisecracking Cate crupper is a self-avowed born follower--that is, until her friend Sophia suggests a month long adventure. Through no fault of her own and totally against her nature, Cate finds herself stranded, alone in the wilderness, on an unfamiliar pathway leading to the Unknown. With only her small backpack and a mysterious note from an entity that calls itself The Management, she chases after a sentient forest creature, visits an ill-tempered gnome in his cavern of gleaming crystals, makes a daring escape, meets a bizarre couple on her way to the sea, then discovers a magical castle, complete with enigmatic butler, a mysterious portrait hall, and a devastatingly handsome stranger.Told with humor, imagination, and insight, Time For Change is for all grown-ups who've never outgrown a love of fairy tales filled with magic, mysticism, and romance.