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As CEO of Sceptre Gold, Harry Howitzer has wealth, power, and a family legacy nearly fifty years in the making. But when a mysterious chemical spill occurs at the company’s Northern British Columbia mine, Sceptre is thrown into crisis. Racing back to Vancouver, Harry crashes his private plane deep in the Great Bear Rainforest. He survives, but a haunting encounter in a remote longhouse leaves him forever changed.
Back home and seeking rational answers, Harry is blindsided by his father’s sudden death. The tragedy unearths long-buried family secrets that threaten everything the Howitzers claim as theirs.
And someone else knows the truth.
As the legacy begins to unravel, enemies close in on Sceptre and a powerful Indigenous spirit bound to the Howitzers is determined to bring Harry to ruin. With his company, reputation, and sanity at stake, how far will Harry go to protect the empire his family built?
LORI HODGKINSON is a Vancouver-based author and business executive whose career has spanned the worlds of professional services, technology, and investment. Raised in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and a graduate of the University of British Columbia, she held senior roles at Deloitte and Xerox before joining her husband's investment firm.
A committed advocate for heritage conservation and the Great Bear Rainforest, she has served on several Vancouver civic boards. She enjoys fly fishing, photography, travel, and entertaining friends and family—pursuits that often spark inspiration for her next writing project.
As CEO of Sceptre Gold, Harry Howitzer has wealth, power, and a family legacy nearly fifty years in the making. But when a mysterious chemical spill occurs at the company’s Northern British Columbia mine, Sceptre is thrown into crisis. Racing back to Vancouver, Harry crashes his private plane deep in the Great Bear Rainforest. He survives, but a haunting encounter in a remote longhouse leaves him forever changed.
Back home and seeking rational answers, Harry is blindsided by his father’s sudden death. The tragedy unearths long-buried family secrets that threaten everything the Howitzers claim as theirs.
And someone else knows the truth.
As the legacy begins to unravel, enemies close in on Sceptre and a powerful Indigenous spirit bound to the Howitzers is determined to bring Harry to ruin. With his company, reputation, and sanity at stake, how far will Harry go to protect the empire his family built?
LORI HODGKINSON is a Vancouver-based author and business executive whose career has spanned the worlds of professional services, technology, and investment. Raised in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and a graduate of the University of British Columbia, she held senior roles at Deloitte and Xerox before joining her husband's investment firm.
A committed advocate for heritage conservation and the Great Bear Rainforest, she has served on several Vancouver civic boards. She enjoys fly fishing, photography, travel, and entertaining friends and family—pursuits that often spark inspiration for her next writing project.