Appearance

About the Book

Upon the surfacing of unexplained supernatural powers, Darren Whalley joins a magic act headed by Vanrick Frulis - his mentor, who fortunately has an uncanny grasp on what is happening to him. This union initiates an amazing journey to determine the origin of his mystical abilities.

He has come to the land of the ancient Aztec in search of another artifact, the second in a total of seven that he must find and that will lead him to the fulfillment of his providence. Proving to be a gifted young magician, possessing remarkable aptitude, Darren confronts his destiny face on. He has been asked to collect the artifacts in the hope of learning why he has become the apparent 'chosen one' of the many people who possesses supernatural ability. Some in that group don't want Darren to succeed…

On his seventeenth birthday, while in Mixquic, celebrating the Day of the Dead with his sister and their friends, Darren Whalley is lead to a lost Aztec temple in the middle of the Mexican Jungle - a journey that he and his cohorts will not forget. One of Darren's visions warned him he was to face his worst adversary, Marrion Lysbitt, at the altar of the temple. With a furious determination, the dark specter that is Marrion Lysbitt relentlessly pursues Darren and his friends from the cobblestone streets of Mexico City, to the dank catacombs beneath the town of Mixquic, to a deadly and furious confrontation amongst the ruins of a previously undiscovered Aztec temple. Darren's nemesis Marrion will stop at nothing short of killing him and his friends to prevent him from attaining all of the artifacts. He has already lost once to Darren and he cannot afford to lose again… Will Darren and his friends survive Marrion's ferocious pursuit? Will it take one of the group to make the ultimate sacrifice to stop Marrion forever? The adventure is just beginning…

Appearance, by Rachelle G. Adamchuk is the second book of the Trickery and Honest Deception Chronicles, recounting Darren's phantasmagoric experiences that will ultimately help him in fulfilling his destiny.

About the Author

Rachelle Adamchuk can't remember a time when she didn't want to write. Her love of writing started very early in age, as did her love of drawing, painting and photography. Appearance: The Second Part of Trickery and Honest Deception is Rachelle's second published novel and is the second book in the Trickery and Honest Deception Chronicles. Rachelle lives in Langley, BC with her husband, her son and her Chihuahua.