STAKES is a serialized paranormal fantasy novel that follows Gwen Yates as she comes home amid family tragedy to discover everything in the town of Oak Springs is not how it seems - including herself.In Chapter 2: Masked, Gwen hesitates to embrace her true nature, but family tragedy won't let her ignore it long. Event after event force her to admit how little she knows about her hometown, her brother, and herself. Follow Gwen as she grudgingly accepts the help of a stranger from her brother's past and the mentorship of an unusual business owner to understand the mystery of her brother, Oak Springs, as well as exactly what's at stake.