SEE ME
Dark Sides, Book Three
by
Lynn Crandall
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Contemporary Fantasy
Publication Date: December 21, 2025
Page count: 290 pages
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SYNOPSIS:
Skye Stone
runs a local coffee shop called Coffee Is. Like the name of her shop, she likes
things simple and to the point. But she’s more than just a businesswoman in
Auralia. She’s fighting for her life as an Aeon and working hard to save her
town and her world. Like the other Aeons, she uses her special ability in her
battle against Dark Sides. Hers is reading auras and connecting with her
ancestors for help. After all, a lot is at stake, so she can use all the help
she can get. But as darkness is getting harder and harder to thrive in, she’s
not sure even her ancestors can save the day.
Cooper
Munson, a former bounty hunter turned doctor of psychology, and Aeon as well,
has prided himself on being a solid member of their little band of light
workers, using his ability as an empath to define truths and manage others. But
the constant interaction with Dark Aspects is disorganizing his very soul. He
can’t see a way through for him back to balance in light and love.
Cooper and
Skye are not alone in the mission, they know. But things are getting
complicated, and with darkness closing in, stronger and stronger, will they
survive long enough to save the world from Dark Sides? What will they have to
do to truly save their town and their world?
In the
climactic conclusion of the Dark Sides series, will the Aeons prevail and
change the balance between dark and light for good? Or will Dark Sides rule with
despair and oppression, take down Auralia, and then the world? Can Cooper and Skye
go deeper into the darkness and learn the truth about love and light before it’s
too late?
ENJOY AN EXCERPT:
“Thank you, officers, for getting here so
quickly,” he said.
“Sure thing, Braden. This is becoming a regular
thing with you.”
Overhearing, Cooper recognized the voice. It
belonged to Braden’s partner at the APD, Detective Zane Yates. “Looks like the
perps caused some damage here.”
Payson shot him a look, then quickly ran up the
stairs to join them. “I’ll show you around,” she offered.
His mind still on Benjamin’s comment, Cooper’s
gut clenched. Yes, their successes with defeating the DAs meant something. But
he’d rather they all get along for the betterment of humanity than remain
divided into sides.
He scanned the group of captured men again. One
of them had scooched away from the other five. His head bowed, he sat silently
staring at the floor, while his cohorts heckled the Aeons.
“Hey, I had a great time with your momma,” one
said. “Sexy.”
“Oh, that was your momma, creep?” Another DA
shot him a sleazy grin.
Cooper sent his energy down to the ground,
centering his emotions and releasing animosity and the need to defend his mom.
He stepped over to the quiet DA and stood behind him. The man’s energy didn’t
cut through him like the others’. It gave him pause. Had it changed? He felt
into the other DAs, checking. Slowly, he gathered information, and noted
another’s lighter energy field. He too had moved away from the group.
He crouched beside the first one he’d noticed,
and the man twisted his head, but kept his eyes down.
Cooper bent down to capture the man’s gaze. He
sorted through words he could say, choosing carefully. “Are you one of them?”
He nodded to the other men.
The man frowned, and looked up at him. “I was.
Now I don’t know.”
“Are they your friends?” He didn’t want to force
something false with the man, but support was a given.
The man gritted his teeth. “I don’t know what to
think.”
REVIEW:
4 stars!
Light and dark battle for control.
See Me is the third book in author Lynn Crandall's absorbing
urban fantasy series, Dark Sides, and features the classic battle of
light vs. dark and good vs. evil as modern-day descendants of the people of
Atlantis, Aeons, strive to save this world from those who've chosen the Dark
Side. With its action-filled story and achingly right romance, it's a definite
page-turner. While a standalone novel, the backstory and magic elements would
be better enjoyed if one first read the previous books in the series.
The story picks up immediately after the events of the previous
novel, with the Aeons gathering to review and celebrate their recent success of
repelling the actions of the Dark Aspects, those the Dark Sides employ, who had
teamed up with Irish mobsters to take over the city of Auralia, and destroy the
quaint downtown where the Aeons had their businesses. However, their respite is
short-lived, as a major figure on the side of the Dark Sides returns with the
intent and means to take up the fight once again.
This book focuses on the relationship between the two
friends, Cooper Munson and Skye Stone, both of whom are still working through the
trauma of a tragic childhood. It was heartbreaking reading about Cooper's
treatment at the hands of his maternal grandparents, who believed his father
and, consequently, Cooper, weren't good enough for their family. Skye's parents
had escaped one bad situation only to jump into the middle of a cult where
their daughter had been brainwashed into believing their harsh patriarchal
precepts. With Cooper being an empath and Slye a Highly Sensitive Person, their
eventual romance felt natural and long overdue.
The plot is fast-paced, and the story opens with a bang as
the celebrating Aeons are attacked at the home of one of their members. Each of
the Aeons has an unusual ability or gift that they use for the good of all, and
they are experiencing changes in these traits, with some doubts and confusion
about this unexpected upgrade. However, a unique element of the series' magic
system is the ability of the Aeons to project their inner love and light to
those lacking in goodness, such as the Dark Aspects, and effect change in their
actions. As before, I enjoyed the evildoers' various reactions when they were
positively affected.
I recommend SEE ME to readers of romantic urban fantasies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
After
cutting her writing teeth as a feature writer for commercial and trade
magazines, a reporter for newspapers and radio, and an executive editor for a
communications company, award-winning author Lynn Crandall tuned her voracious
appetite for stories to writing contemporary and paranormal romance, women’s
fiction, and romantic suspense. In her books, she enjoys taking readers on
emotional journeys with relatable characters who refuse to back down, and face
challenges and tribulations with heart and soul. She believes every love has a
story, and hers is with one handsome husband and a large, beautiful circle of
family, including her cat Winter.
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