Power Places Archaeological Thriller

What if the legends we remember were never just stories?

Power Places Complete is a thrilling journey through ancient legends, sacred sites, lost civilizations, and hidden history.

When Anne Le Clair inherits a mysterious necklace from her murdered aunt, she is drawn into an ancient legacy filled with secret societies, legendary artifacts, and mysteries spanning the Great Sphinx, Avalon, Atlantis, King Arthur, and beyond.

Under the Stone Paw (Power Places Series Book 1)

Haunted by visions and cryptic warnings, Anne discovers a necklace.

A forgotten family legacy. Six crystal keys. One chance to unlock the secrets beneath the Sphinx.

Anne Le Clair thought she’d escaped her family’s mysterious past forever. But when her eccentric aunt is murdered and Anne inherits an antique necklace, her carefully constructed world begins to unravel.

Haunted by visions and cryptic warnings, Anne discovers the necklace contains one of six powerful crystals hidden around the world. Following its trail to Egypt, Anne uncovers forbidden passages beneath the Great Sphinx, evidence of a forgotten civilization, and an ancient secret powerful enough to reshape humanity’s understanding of history.

Standing beside her is Michael, guardian of another crystal and the only person who understands what they’re facing. But the deeper Anne falls for him, the more she suspects he may have murdered the woman who brought them together.

As a ruthless secret society races to assemble the remaining keys, Anne must decide whether to trust the one man who could help save the world—or betray her before they reach the truth.

Bajo la garra de piedra (Spanish Edition)

Acosada por visiones y advertencias crípticas, Anne descubre un collar.

Anne Le Clair, una joven abogada de éxito, siempre había conseguido mantenerse al margen del pasado gótico familiar.

Sin embargo, cuando hereda un collar antiguo de su excéntrica tía, descubre que no puede escapar de sus secretos.

La joven se ve pronto inmersa en un intenso aprendizaje sobre una sabiduría prohibida, sociedades secretas y el legado de su propia familia… y descubre que es uno de los seis iniciados que poseen la llave a un misterio tan grande como el universo.

Bajo la garra de piedra nos arrastra sin esfuerzo hasta el tiempo anterior a Jesús y María Magdalena para volver luego hasta nuestros días.

Cuando un grupo de hombres poderosos amenaza con subyugar a la humanidad.

Beneath the Hallowed Hill (Power Places Series Book 2)

The deeper she reads, the more the boundaries between history and the present begin to blur

The sacred springs of Avalon are running dry. Anne’s murdered aunt may have known why.

Anne Le Clair and her fiancé, Michael, arrive in Glastonbury expecting a quiet holiday. Instead, they discover the legendary Avalonian springs are mysteriously going dry—an impossible event that threatens one of the world’s most sacred places.
The only clue is an unpublished manuscript left behind by Anne’s murdered aunt. Written with astonishing detail, it tells the story of Atlantis as though its author witnessed the civilization’s final days firsthand.

As Anne deciphers her aunt’s extraordinary account of Atlantis, the ancient tragedy begins to unfold around her. The deeper she reads, the more the boundaries between history and the present begin to blur—and the more she fears the manuscript isn’t recording the past. It’s a warning for the present moment.

Meanwhile, a renegade Illuminati master has recovered the lost Keystone Crystal of Atlantis and is determined to unlock its ancient power. As the race to uncover the truth hurtles toward a devastating climax, Anne and Michael must stop history from repeating itself before humanity suffers the same fate as the legendary lost civilization.

Return of the Grail King (Power Places Series Book 3)

She discovers her unborn son is at the center of one of history's greatest prophecies

A king is destined to return. An ancient traitor intends to steal his destiny.

Anne Le Clair should be counting the days until the birth of her first child. Instead, she discovers her unborn son is at the center of one of history’s greatest prophecies—the return of King Arthur.

But someone has been waiting centuries to change the legend.

While Michael investigates a mysterious collapse beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau, a living statue of Anubis hurls him into a journey through time where Egyptian mysteries and Arthurian history collide. There he uncovers a forgotten betrayal that has echoed across lifetimes—and a truth that could alter humanity’s future.

As Anne enters labor, an ancient evil closes in. This time, Mordred doesn’t intend to lose.

Now Anne and Michael must unravel the hidden connection between Camelot and ancient Egypt, correct a betrayal that has endured for centuries, and protect the child whose destiny could reshape the world.
Because this time…the greatest battle for Camelot will be fought before the king is even born.

Into the City of Light (Power Places Series Book 4)

Hidden deep beneath the Andes lies the legendary City of Light—a lost civilization

A hidden crystal city. An ancient gateway. Humanity stands on the threshold of a new age.

Anne Le Clair and Michael Levy thought their days of chasing ancient mysteries were behind them. With a young son to raise, they long for an ordinary life.

Then the Keepers of the Crystal Keys summon them to Peru.

Hidden deep beneath the Andes lies the legendary City of Light—a lost civilization whose ancient gateway has remained sealed for thousands of years. If opened, it could usher in a new era of human consciousness. If claimed by the wrong hands, it could plunge the world into darkness.

As the final ritual approaches, a ruthless sorcerer steals the Crystal Keys, determined to claim the gateway before humanity’s future slips beyond anyone’s control.

Now Anne and Michael must enter the legendary City of Light, confront a truth hidden since the dawn of civilization, and decide who will inherit humanity’s future.

Because some doors should never be opened…unless they’re opened by the right hands.

Power Places: The Complete Series

History tells us what happened. Legends remember why.

The world’s sacred places remember truths humanity has forgotten.

When New York attorney Anne Le Clair inherits an antique necklace from her murdered aunt, she has no idea she’s becoming the next Keeper of an ancient legacy.

Joined by Egyptologist Michael Levy, Anne is drawn into a breathtaking quest that spans continents, centuries, and civilizations. Together they uncover hidden chambers beneath the Great Sphinx, unravel the forgotten connection between Avalon and Atlantis, race to protect the return of King Arthur, and journey to a legendary crystal city hidden beneath the Andes—where humanity’s future will finally be decided.

Along the way they’ll face secret societies, ancient conspiracies, lost civilizations, legendary artifacts, and enemies willing to reshape history itself.

But the greatest mysteries aren’t buried beneath stone.

They’re hidden within the legends we’ve never stopped telling.

Yuletide Tales: Short Story Collection (Power Places Series)

A habit of opening doors into mysteries both ancient and unexpected.

In Frankincense and Myrrh, Anne sends Michael on a Christmas Day treasure hunt through the sprawling Le Clair family home—where the final gift has been waiting centuries to be discovered.

In Festival of Lights, a family Chanukah celebration at Uncle Ezra’s jewelry shop takes an astonishing turn when Anne, Michael, and young Arthur find themselves swept into the ancient battle for the Temple of Jerusalem.

In A Star, A Star, a brilliant new light appears in the dark Christmas sky of 2020. Is it simply an astronomical wonder—or a message humanity has been waiting centuries to receive?

In Cup o’Kindness, the great quest is over and the friends gather on New Year’s Eve to celebrate. Then the Tibetan mystic Yeshe arrives with news that reminds them some callings refuse to end.

And in A Merry Buddhist Christmas, Anne and Michael are exploring the ancient temples of Cambodia and looking forward to getting home for the holidays—until that pesky Tibetan nun turns up again. Apparently, saving the world doesn’t take Christmas off

Frankincense and Myrrh: Power Places Short Story

Anne knows enough about her family's mysterious past to suspect it was never meant to be.

Michael Levy thought Christmas Day at the Le Clair family estate might finally give him a chance to relax. Anne has other plans.

She sends her Egyptologist husband on a treasure hunt through the sprawling old house, following a trail of cryptic clues into corners even Michael has never explored. But what begins as Anne’s idea of holiday fun takes an unexpected turn when the final clue leads to an ancient artifact hidden among the family’s possessions.

Michael knows enough about archaeology to recognize that this is no ordinary heirloom. And Anne knows enough about her family’s mysterious past to suspect it was never meant to be.

As they unravel the artifact’s history, an intimate Christmas mystery reaches across centuries to a sacred story the world thought it knew—and a family legacy Anne and Michael are only beginning to understand.

Frankincense & Myrrh is a Christmas short story from the Power Places Archaeological Thriller Series, where ancient artifacts, sacred mysteries, and forgotten history reveal that some legends are far from finished. Some gifts are opened at Christmas. Others wait centuries to be found.

Festival of Lights: Power Places Short Story

Family celebration is about to become another Power Places adventure.

A family Chanukah celebration. A familiar jewelry shop. A doorway into a battle fought more than two thousand years ago.

Michael Levy wants to share the first night of Chanukah with Anne and their young son, Arthur. And what better place to begin than Uncle Ezra’s jewelry shop in New York’s Diamond District—the very place where Anne and Michael first met?

But this family celebration is about to become another Power Places adventure.

The moment they enter the shop, the familiar world disappears. Suddenly Anne, Michael, and Arthur find themselves caught in the ancient struggle for the Temple of Jerusalem—the battle that gave birth to the Festival of Lights.

Surrounded by danger and swept into a history they thought they knew, Anne and Michael must discover why they’ve been brought there.

And what this ancient battle still has to teach them about faith, family, and the power of keeping the light alive.

A Star, A Star: Power Places Short Story

A brilliant new star.

A new star appears in a darkened world. Is it an astronomical wonder—or a message humanity has been waiting centuries to receive?

Christmas 2020 finds Anne Le Clair and Michael Levy living through an extraordinary moment in history. Then an unexpected light appears in the heavens.

A brilliant new star.

For most of the world, it’s a celestial phenomenon. But Anne and Michael have learned that ancient signs—and the legends surrounding them—should never be dismissed too quickly.

As they search for the meaning behind the mysterious light, an ancient story begins to echo through the present, raising a question that reaches back two thousand years:

What if the Star of Bethlehem wasn’t only announcing one birth? What if its message was meant for the future, too?

Cup o' Kindness: Power Places Short Story

It may lie in something far simpler.

The great quest is over. A new year is beginning. But some callings refuse to end.

After their extraordinary adventures in Peru, Anne Le Clair, Michael Levy, and their companions are ready to believe their work is finally finished.

On New Year’s Eve, Grandmother Elizabeth gathers them together to celebrate, reflect on everything they’ve survived, and raise a cup to whatever comes next. Then Yeshe arrives.

The enigmatic Tibetan mystic has a message—and a request for help that reminds Anne and Michael that ancient mysteries don’t disappear simply because one adventure has ended. As midnight approaches and one year gives way to another, the friends discover that the greatest power they’ve encountered may not lie in crystal keys, lost cities, or forgotten civilizations.

It may lie in something far simpler.

Summer Solstice : Power Places Short Story

Anne Le Clair has had enough of staying home.

A sacred hill. A doorway between worlds. A child who may belong to more than one of them.

Anne Le Clair has had enough of staying home. So she persuades Grandmother Elizabeth to take the family to Glastonbury for the summer solstice and a celebration atop the legendary Tor.

After all, few places hold as many layers of sacred history. Glastonbury has been claimed as ancient Avalon, home of the priestesses of the Goddess, a Christian holy site—and a place where the faerie realm is said to lie tantalizingly close to our own. For Anne’s young son Arthur, apparently a little too close.

When Arthur disappears, Anne and Michael discover their adventurous child may have gone in search of another king—and crossed a boundary his parents cannot easily step into.

Now they must find him before the solstice passes, the doorway closes, and Arthur becomes part of the very legends that foretold his birth.

A Merry Buddhist Christmas: Power Places Short Story

Their plans for a quiet Christmas vanish

Ancient temples. Timeless wisdom. One world to save.

A week before Christmas, Anne Le Clair and Michael Levy are in Cambodia exploring the magnificent temples of Siem Reap and attending a ceremony honoring a newly excavated site funded by the Le Clair family foundation.

For once, they’re simply travelers. Or so they think.

When the Tibetan mystic Yeshe appears unexpectedly in their hotel lobby with Tahir at her side, she brings an urgent warning. A dangerous force has awakened—one with the power to threaten far more than the ancient temples surrounding them.

Their plans for a quiet Christmas vanish as Anne and Michael are drawn into a battle against an enemy unlike any they’ve faced before. And this time, crystal keys and ancient knowledge may not be enough.

Because the real battle isn’t over a lost artifact or forgotten civilization. It’s over humanity’s capacity to awaken at all.