Seams of Power – Book 1: Under Every Step

Under every step, something is listening. Arby Riswell has spent his life on his knees over other people's floors. At eighty-three, the Kansas City installer should be slowing down. Instead, thanks to a mysterious pad he found years ago on a palace job in Dubai, he still moves like a man in his prime—and every seam he lays hums with energy. What starts as high-end flooring work for hotels, casinos, yachts, and opera houses slowly reveals a pattern only Arby and his tight-knit crew can see. With Charlee's sharp eye, Sam's tech, and a pocketful of brass anchors and secret fibers, each job becomes another node in a hidden network beneath the world's feet. From desert caravans to old English manors, Arby's team tunes floors that can heal, guide, or manipulate anyone who walks across them. But as the network grows, so do the questions. Who first wove this power into the underlayment of the world? Why does Arby gain time every hundred yards he installs—and what will it cost him in the end? When the final job in Kansas City uncovers a gateway called the Arcadian Horizon, Arby must decide whether he's just been laying carpet…or building a door to somewhere no one is ready to step. Seams of Power – Book 1: Under Every Step is an urban fantasy for anyone who's ever suspected there was more going on beneath the surface.