The Land of Darkness (The Gates of Heaven Series)
C. S. Lakin is a novelist and professional copyeditor who lives in the  San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, dog, and three cats. The first  four books in her seven-book fantasy series, The Gates of Heaven, have  been released:The Wolf of Tebron,The Map across Time,The Land of Darkness, andThe Unraveling of Wentwater(July 2012), allegorical fairy tales drawing from classic tales we all read in our childhood.Lakin's relational drama/mystery,Someone to Blame,  won the 2009 Zondervan First Novel award, released October 2010. She  just completed writing her eleventh novel, a modern-day take on the  biblical story of Jacob called Intended for Harm and her twelfth: The  Crystal Scepter (book five in The Gates of Heaven series). Also  available on eBook are two mystery/psychological dramas:Innocent Little Crimes(top 100 in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest) andConundrum. Don't missTime Sniffers: a wild young adult sci-fi romance that will entangle you in time!Lakin has two websites for writers: www.livewritethrive.com with deep writing instruction and posts on industry trends.Her site www.CritiqueMyMaunscript.com features her critique services.Follow her on Twitter: @cslakin and @livewritethrive and Like her Facebook Author Page: http://www.facebook.com/C.S.Lakin.Author