The Forbidden Passage

When Max discovers that Ryker's mother, Isebel, is dying of cancer, she and the rest of the realm travellers hatch a plan to return to the realm. If they can find the South African portal and get his mother through it before it's too late, Max can use her magical healing superpower to save Isebel's life. At least, that's the plan.

But Wulf, a merciless savage from The Dark Forest, is stalking Aelianna, the beautiful forest girl Ryker left behind, and Ryker can't leave her vulnerable to Wulf's evil intentions. Ryker's efforts to protect her, however, land him at the bottom of a deep, dark pit, where in order to survive, he has to compete in brutal challenges set by a despot consumed by jealousy and hatred.

The friends must charge their superpowers and gear up to rescue Ryker, but can they get him out before Wulf and his giant dogs tear him apart?

MJ Raco, author of the fantasy/adventure series Realm Travellers, is an Orthoptist by day, a novelist by night. Her debut novel, The Ancient Gateway, is the first in the series, followed by A Parallel Dimension and the sequel Return to the Realm.MJ lives in Sydney, Australia, has three adult children and two grandkids she adores. She has two exceptionally large, ginger, rescue tabbies she's allergic to, but wouldn't part with for anything.The daughter of a great storyteller, songwriter and poet, she grew up surrounded by mythology and parables from the scriptures. Her love affair with fantasy began when she was gifted her first Enid Blyton book at the age of seven. Escaping into a world of endless imagination was her happy place, and she hasn't stopped venturing there since. When she isn't saving sight, babysitting or tucked away tapping on her archaic laptop, MJ spends her time reading, cooking and making plans to see the world-especially ancient worlds!