Carey can sense emotion... and compel it. A smile. A whisper. A choice that was never truly a choice at all.

Her powerful father calls it a gift. A weapon. One he intends to sharpen for politics, influence, and someday, far more. But Carey doesn't want power.

She wants what she sees in the rare people untouched by darkness?the good ones. Especially the mysterious Santa Claus at Pittsburgh's Point State Park, who recognizes exactly what she is the moment she whispers her Christmas wish. As Carey's abilities strengthen, so does her fear of becoming the monster her father is trying to create. Then she meets a girl who may be like her... and discovers another path may exist after all.

Years later, just as Carey begins to lose hope that her Christmas wish could ever come true, she meets a boy who carries a light unlike anything she's ever seen?one of the good ones her father fears most. For the first time in her life, Carey glimpses a future beyond manipulation and darkness.

Set against glittering Christmas lights, political ambition, and buried secrets, The Light She Seeks is a haunting supernatural suspense novel about power, choice, and the desperate fight to remain human.

What early readers are saying about T.J. Walden's new series:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I was immediately hooked. The characters pulled me in so completely that I kept setting aside another highly anticipated thriller just to keep reading. This story stayed with me long after I closed the book?and I can't wait for what comes next."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The suspense is gripping, but it's the characters that truly stand out. A powerful, compelling start to a new world."