BLACKBIRD is book one in the compelling contemporary fantasy trilogy about a tribe of shapeshifters, deep within the inhospitable forest of northern Maine USA, in an alternate dimension known as Blackwater Hills. Is she willing to risk everything for the man she loves? Alena is the only child of the Guardian of the Dead. Her safe, predictable life is turned upside-down when she meets Michael at the Solstice celebration. When Michael is accused of murdering the Captain of the Guard, Alena is forced to choose between obeying her instincts or the laws of her people. An IHIBRP 5-Star Recommended Read!