Connection
by R.L. Merrill

From the author of Healer comes Connection, a tale of supernatural suspense in which one man's search for redemption pits him against a cunning religious leader and his community who are preparing for a violent end of the world.

Retired Army Captain Jackson Howe views his ability to "connect" with others as invasive and inconvenient, but he deals with it by only using his power to help others. He's found purpose at Havenhart Academy using art therapy with child victims of trauma and his friends have embraced him and his quirky behavior, but after meeting Delaney's friend Cassidy---and developing a stronger than usual "connection" with her---he fears he's destined to forever be on the outside looking in.

But when Cassidy's link to Havenhart makes her a target and the plane she's flying is hijacked, she's forced to crashland in the Florida Everglades and becomes a pawn in the struggle between good and evil. Jackson will call on his training---and special skills---to save her from an enemy determined to spread evil and hurt those Jackson holds dear.

Follow the continuing saga of Havenhart Academy in Book Two of the Gifted Series.

18+ for violence and language. Best read after Healer: Gifted Book One

Other Books by R.L. Merrill

You Can Save Me
Carnival of Mysteries

Love Is All: Volume 7
Love is All Book 7

Under His Sheets
Accidentally Undercover

Earthquake Ethan
Forces of Nature Book 3

Protector
Gifted Book 3

Hexes and Ohs: A Witch Paranormal Romance Collection for Charity
Romance Café Collection Book 25

You Can Do Magic
Carnival of Mysteries

Death's Garden Revisited: Personal Relationships with Cemeteries

Midnight in The Renaissance Elevator: A Charity Anthology

BAQWA Presents: Queer Cheer!
BAQWA Charity Anthology Series Book 3

Manor of Frights

Everything's Better With You

The Miscreants Collection Volume Two
The Miscreants

Five Fanger Witch Punch
The Miscreants Book 3

Clarity: Queer Sci Fi's 9th Annual Flash Fiction Contest

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R.L. Merrill's Bio

Whether she's writing contemporary romance featuring quirky and relatable characters or diving deep into the paranormal and supernatural to give readers a shiver, R.L. Merrill loves creating compelling, diverse, and inclusive stories that will stay with readers long after. Winner of the Kathryn Hayes "When Sparks Fly" Best Contemporary award for Hurricane Reese, Paranormal Romance Guild's Best Rockstar Romance for You Can Do Magic, and Daphne DuMaurier finalist for Connection, Ro spends every spare moment improving her writing craft and striving to find that perfect balance between real-life and happily ever after. You can find her connecting with readers on social media, advocating for America's youth, cruising around town with Great Dane Velma, cuddling with twin black cat familiars Frankenstein and Dracula, or headbanging at a rock show near her home in the San Francisco Bay Area! Stay Tuned for more...