Summer Rain

     Axel Dunn is certain he doesn’t have any interest in his future- he barely has interest in his present. A disappointed mom, an absent father, two wildly different brothers, no friends to occupy his life, and the only thing to ‘look forward’ to seems to be his English class and the latest Red Hot Chili Peppers album. That is, until Winter Jozefson, the girl across the street, becomes his English partner. She has powers, powers she doesn’t entirely understand, and when Axel finds himself face to face with the dark parts of his mind- in a very physical form- there’s no doubt that Winter is to blame.

     It’s near impossible to face problems you can’t see- but now, the monster of Axel’s mind is right in front of him, and growing stronger every day. Pairing up to send it back to where it came, Winter and Axel must examine what made it in the first place: an illness Axel swore he’d never talk about, not to anyone. The more Winter pushes for answers, the more she becomes desperate to put things back to normal, and the more Axel knows things might never be normal again.

     Yet, with each day as they unravel Axel’s problematic mind to find their secret weapon, something evil prowls the small Northern California town of Caligo. People are dropping like flies- apparent “suicides”, the authorities claim, a sudden wave of depression overtaking them. Axel and Winter know better. Suicide isn’t suicide when it’s influenced, it’s murder- and the murderer is a monster straight from Axel’s head, one that has only ever been a danger to himself… until now. Now, it’s going after everyone he cares about, and they don’t even see it coming.