{"id":1344,"date":"2026-04-15T21:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:13:24","slug":"the-rising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344","title":{"rendered":"The Rising"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1344\" class=\"elementor elementor-1344\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e726ae9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7e726ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e722a35\" data-id=\"2e722a35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c794ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c794ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg\" title=\"Skull\" alt=\"Skull\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cc48599\" data-id=\"1cc48599\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed5dcde elementor-nav-menu--stretch elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-nav-menu__text-align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"3ed5dcde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;full_width&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Kolleen Bookey Author\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-background e--animation-sweep-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-3ed5dcde\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-941\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">The Fighter Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1067\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1037\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">In the Shadow of the Tiger<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1089\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1082\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">The Shift<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1108\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1090\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">The Hunted<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1361\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">The Rising<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-958\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=946\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Adventures with Miss Sassy K &amp; Family<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-3ed5dcde\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-941\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Fighter Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1067\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1037\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">In the Shadow of the Tiger<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1089\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1082\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Shift<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1108\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1090\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Hunted<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1361\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Rising<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-958\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=946\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Adventures with Miss Sassy K &amp; Family<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617c3c5c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"617c3c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Diviner-Book-One-Fighter-ebook\/dp\/B0F6M89XDH\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=239OK6H15FZF6&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0PkluZuJeV5D30MxNXc1pg.LhY3qDsFQQ24Hx-I8rw0y2Lhe16CBR6hYY0F_I9lWnM&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;keywords=The+Diviner+Kolleen+Bookey&#038;qid=1749678678&#038;sprefix=the+diviner+kolleen+bookey%2Caps%2C150&#038;sr=8-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Amazon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f56af01 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4f56af01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1824a34b\" data-id=\"1824a34b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e3180c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e3180c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kolleen Bookey<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1724e133 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1724e133\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36649771\" data-id=\"36649771\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b80cc39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b80cc39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg\" title=\"Skull\" alt=\"Skull\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea04de3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ea04de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Rising<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61553a23 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61553a23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-513a8436\" data-id=\"513a8436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c092782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c092782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kolleen Bookey<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bca3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59bca3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the book<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a06b05c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a06b05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c48654 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c48654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"120\">The world survived the Shift.<br data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"75\" \/>What waits beneath the lake may be far worse.<\/p><p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"435\">When Riley Collins and the Fighters arrive in Clarkdale, Arizona, the abandoned mining town feels wrong from the moment they enter. Ghostly whispers drift through broken streets. Trains appear out of thin air. Storms gather without warning. The earth trembles as if something buried below is beginning to breathe.<\/p><p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"528\">What begins as another dangerous mission quickly descends into something ancient and alive.<\/p><p data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"632\">And Ringo has come to play.<br data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"560\" \/>He\u2019s brought his two sons.<br data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"589\" \/>But the third has chosen a different color.<\/p><p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"1014\">As Riley\u2019s diviner instincts, along with four others like her, pull her toward the darkness from Jerome to Tombstone to Clarkdale, from ghost trains to mines, from stone to water, she realizes this evil is unlike anything they have faced before. And somewhere in between, a lake waits. It is older than the Shift, older than memory, and tied to secrets that refuse to stay buried.<\/p><p data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1335\">Jack Colton will do whatever it takes to keep his team alive, but every step deeper into the darkness tests loyalty, courage, and the fragile line between the living and the dead. With Dragon standing steadfast to protect Riley, even if it costs him his life, the Fighters must confront a force that remembers them all.<\/p><p data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1422\">Some horrors do not die.<br data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1364\" \/>They wait.<br data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1377\" \/>And deep below the lake, something is rising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9825df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e9825df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Diviner-Book-One-Fighter-ebook\/dp\/B0F6M89XDH\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=239OK6H15FZF6&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0PkluZuJeV5D30MxNXc1pg.LhY3qDsFQQ24Hx-I8rw0y2Lhe16CBR6hYY0F_I9lWnM&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;keywords=The+Diviner+Kolleen+Bookey&#038;qid=1749678678&#038;sprefix=the+diviner+kolleen+bookey%2Caps%2C150&#038;sr=8-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amazon-logo_black.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-975\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amazon-logo_black.png 580w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amazon-logo_black-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1b1091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e1b1091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-diviner-kolleen-bookey\/1147995846?ean=9798999436801\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/264-2643013_available-at-barnes-and-noble-png-logo-barnes.png\" title=\"264-2643013_available-at-barnes-and-noble-png-logo-barnes\" alt=\"264-2643013_available-at-barnes-and-noble-png-logo-barnes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d34ca02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d34ca02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-diviner-5?sId=6ca0f5d5-1b46-4997-89ff-3e13610c634a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kobo-Books.png\" title=\"Kobo Books\" alt=\"Kobo Books\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d576355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d576355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ingramspakgrey.png\" title=\"ingramspak+grey\" alt=\"ingramspak+grey\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-439f8c8a\" data-id=\"439f8c8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201cf999 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"201cf999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SM-Front-cover-of-the-Rising-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1347\" alt=\"The Rsing when the Deep Wakes by Kolleen Bookey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SM-Front-cover-of-the-Rising-scaled.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SM-Front-cover-of-the-Rising-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SM-Front-cover-of-the-Rising-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SM-Front-cover-of-the-Rising-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SM-Front-cover-of-the-Rising-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SM-Front-cover-of-the-Rising-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e0db061\" data-id=\"7e0db061\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ee04c6f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ee04c6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5801218d\" data-id=\"5801218d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139d38b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"139d38b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inside the Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30af33a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30af33a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silence stretched.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then the voice again, joined now by another, higher and almost musical.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re lost. We can\u2019t find our way home.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The air thickened. The temperature dropped. Their breath turned pale.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning split the sky, washing the playground in white. Riley edged toward the narrow slit in the window.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two silhouettes stood outside beneath the eaves.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Side by side.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heads tilted in perfect symmetry.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conman leaned just far enough to see. \u201cKids?\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning flared again.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their eyes were black.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not dark.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottomless.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glossy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endless.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee6682e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ee6682e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_1325599121-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1670f3e3 elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1670f3e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76187dc1\" data-id=\"76187dc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f83dc8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65f83dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3f57b8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e3f57b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The New Characters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f6d338e\" data-id=\"3f6d338e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d18b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18d18b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/steves_ai_creations-raven-7607950-scaled.jpg\" title=\"steves_ai_creations-raven-7607950\" alt=\"steves_ai_creations-raven-7607950\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e9fddf0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e9fddf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c347e51\" data-id=\"c347e51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26920d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"26920d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:74,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:60,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_1380714695-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jack and Riley\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Jack and Riley.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wva29sbGVlbmJvb2tleWJsb2cuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNlwvQWRvYmVTdG9ja18xMzgwNzE0Njk1LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMjY5MjBkMzUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_1380714695-1024x574.jpeg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"574\" aria-label=\"Jack and Riley\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJack Colton and Riley Collins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Old-Man-Jerome.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Old Man Tom\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Old Man Tom\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2tvbGxlZW5ib29rZXlibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL09sZC1NYW4tSmVyb21lLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjI2OTIwZDM1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Old-Man-Jerome-1024x505.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"505\" aria-label=\"Old Man Tom\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOld Man Tom\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Seth.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Seth\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Seth\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2tvbGxlZW5ib29rZXlibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL1NldGguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMjY5MjBkMzUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Seth-1024x636.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"636\" aria-label=\"Seth\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CADE-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cade\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Cade\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2tvbGxlZW5ib29rZXlibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL0NBREUtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjI2OTIwZDM1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CADE-683x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"683\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"Cade\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCade\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dominic.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Dominic\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dominic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2tvbGxlZW5ib29rZXlibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL0RvbWluaWMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMjY5MjBkMzUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dominic-1024x574.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"574\" aria-label=\"Dominic\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDominic\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reagan.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Reagan Marek\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Reagan Marek\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2tvbGxlZW5ib29rZXlibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL1JlYWdhbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyNjkyMGQzNSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reagan-1024x799.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"799\" aria-label=\"Reagan Marek\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReagan Marek\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cassie-Love.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cassandra Love\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Cassandra Love\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2tvbGxlZW5ib29rZXlibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL0Nhc3NpZS1Mb3ZlLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjI2OTIwZDM1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cassie-Love-1024x658.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"658\" aria-label=\"Cassandra Love\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCassandra Love\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_689580239-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"26920d35\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sage\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sage\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2tvbGxlZW5ib29rZXlibG9nLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDRcL0Fkb2JlU3RvY2tfNjg5NTgwMjM5LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMjY5MjBkMzUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_689580239-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"Sage\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fca4988 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fca4988\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5afcfba5\" data-id=\"5afcfba5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276f5a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"276f5a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch for more of the Fighter Series<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8cffcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8cffcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Author \/ Kolleen Bookey<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f86b251 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f86b251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df685c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df685c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I\u2019m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.\u201d \u2013 Shannon Hale<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbf4ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cbf4ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_811407232-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"The Hunted\" alt=\"The Hunted\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-314f5be5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"314f5be5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5438c831\" data-id=\"5438c831\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc61b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bc61b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1360\" src=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/book-1934675_1920.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-862\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/book-1934675_1920.webp 1920w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/book-1934675_1920-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/book-1934675_1920-1024x725.webp 1024w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/book-1934675_1920-768x544.webp 768w, https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/book-1934675_1920-1536x1088.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-767e9a7c\" data-id=\"767e9a7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d04a720 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d04a720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49249b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49249b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a9 All Rights Reserved kolleenbookeyblog.com 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57a1bc79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57a1bc79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a6abfa6\" data-id=\"7a6abfa6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50144c7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50144c7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ed8964c\" data-id=\"3ed8964c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a446a1c elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"2a446a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-51991df\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kolleenbookey\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-0530b33\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-7795aa7\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc22cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dc22cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46d244ff\" data-id=\"46d244ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236c428b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236c428b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef4c63d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef4c63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon Kolleen Bookey The Rising Kolleen Bookey About the book The world survived the Shift.What waits beneath the lake may be far worse. When Riley Collins and the Fighters arrive in Clarkdale, Arizona, the abandoned mining town feels wrong from the moment they enter. Ghostly whispers drift through broken streets. Trains appear out of thin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"disabled","ast-banner-title-visibility":"disabled","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"disabled","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1344","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Rising - kolleenbookeyblog.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Rising - kolleenbookeyblog.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Amazon Kolleen Bookey The Rising Kolleen Bookey About the book The world survived the Shift.What waits beneath the lake may be far worse. When Riley Collins and the Fighters arrive in Clarkdale, Arizona, the abandoned mining town feels wrong from the moment they enter. Ghostly whispers drift through broken streets. Trains appear out of thin [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"kolleenbookeyblog.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-15T23:13:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344\",\"name\":\"The Rising - kolleenbookeyblog.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-15T21:43:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-15T23:13:24+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":629,\"caption\":\"skull\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Rising\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/\",\"name\":\"kolleenbookeyblog.com\",\"description\":\"Author Kolleen Bookey\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Rising - kolleenbookeyblog.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Rising - kolleenbookeyblog.com","og_description":"Amazon Kolleen Bookey The Rising Kolleen Bookey About the book The world survived the Shift.What waits beneath the lake may be far worse. When Riley Collins and the Fighters arrive in Clarkdale, Arizona, the abandoned mining town feels wrong from the moment they enter. Ghostly whispers drift through broken streets. Trains appear out of thin [&hellip;]","og_url":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344","og_site_name":"kolleenbookeyblog.com","article_modified_time":"2026-04-15T23:13:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344","url":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344","name":"The Rising - kolleenbookeyblog.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-15T21:43:05+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-15T23:13:24+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/winter-3275026_1920.jpg","width":1920,"height":629,"caption":"skull"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?page_id=1344#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Rising"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/#website","url":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/","name":"kolleenbookeyblog.com","description":"Author Kolleen Bookey","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PbfkkY-lG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1344"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1370,"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1344\/revisions\/1370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolleenbookeyblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}