Thirteen-year-old Elle is EleMent03, a secret YouTube gaming star with hundreds of thousands of followers. But when a mysterious user named BadShadou starts leaving personalized messages in videos (messages only she can see), Elle's digital life takes a dark turn.
The Snapchats come next. Then the impossible truths: Shadou is an alien. He's holed up beneath Mount Rainier. And he's guarding something ancient and terrible that's starting to wake up.
Two years later, at fifteen, Elle has reinvented herself as a celebrated teen coding prodigy. But when that ancient evil finally breaks free from its prison beneath Mount Rainier, Elle must face the destiny she's been running from.
🎮 Want to try your hand at Elle's coding skills? Play Buzzle Jump — inspired by the addictive puzzle game Elle created in the book!
While you wait for Book 2, explore my Pacific Northwest-brewed short stories. New fiction added every month.
I write science fiction for people who think "young adult" means you're young at heart, not necessarily young in years.
I live on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Yes, the same Bainbridge Island where Bad Shadou is set. The ferry Elle rides? I ride it too.
When I'm not writing, I'm debugging code (Product Manager by day), convincing my kids we can't get a pet alien, or hiking trails that might appear in future books.