conntect with the author online : https : //facebook.com/pages/the-shadow-thief/4141824620119868 ? ref=hl pestilence rising lea ryan smashwords edition copyright 2013 lea ryan -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- acknowledgements : i would like to thank my editor , dee crabtree , and my beta readers : josette bender , diane moore , and rowan brigid mcshane .