Book excerpt: Average to the point of madness. Forever, this has been the lifestyle of New York teenager, Lone Ricotierre. The life she had was typical; well, certainly as typical as one can expect from a place this crazy. Lone is a confidant; the patient hearer of others problems, and though she finds some fulfillment in her ability to consol, somewhere between the bustle of the city and the mediocrity of high school, Lone feels she has misplaced any real purpose in her own existence. But all that is about to change as a simple act of chance places an ancient book of immense power into her hands. Its name is the Shirhine. Its bindings lock away secrets not meant for mortal eyes. For countless centuries, these vast dangers have been hidden away, guarded beneath the chrono-apocalyptic seal inscribed upon its cover. But now a deeper darkness has been birthed into this world. The cryptic powers of the Rhine are free once again, and Lone has unknowingly set into motion the greatest force this realm has ever known is she prepared to face the consequences? Either way, the average life she used to know, is over. Brimming with heart-pounding excitement and unforgettable characters, Rhine Angel delves into the core of human nature and further hazes the smear of gray separating right from wrong. Author Latoya Raveneaus first book puts a whole new perspective on the ageless topics of what it is to hold true power, and what it means to have real strength. Dont be frightened its only the whole world at stake.