An "adventurous twist of genre, much recommended." ~Midwest Book Review Kinzie Nicolosi wants to make a difference in this troubled world of ours. And now, she has the chance. The Rothston Institute can secretly manipulate the decisions of anyone in the world - from ordinary friends to government leaders. Possessing special mental skills used to accomplish its goals, college student Kinzie Nicolosi is training to protect humankind from self-destruction. A student missing an exam? A construction worker fired for an industrial accident? A Congressman ruined in scandal? Necessary consequences of honing her skills for the greater good. But Kinzie brings more than her remarkable talent to Rothston. She bears an unexpected power that rivals Rothston's own ... and the clash may be something none of them can control. The Kirkus Review calls Foreseen “A worthy sci-fi thriller à la Dean Koontz,” saying “Smiles has proven that she’s skilled at crafting a nuanced page turner." First time author Smiles has devised a convincing supernatural culture. Her novel is so richly detailed that the reader accepts that this separate society of adepts exists and has its own storied hierarchy. The theoretical concept behind adepts is clearly explained so that even a reader who has never taken a physics course will find it easy to understand ... By continually paying such close attention to detail, Smiles has proven that she's skilled at crafting a nuanced page turner. A worthy sci-fi thriller à la Dean Koontz. - The Kirkus Review "Those with unnatural talents use them, for good or for ill. "Foreseen" is a blend of fantasy and political thriller, telling of the clash of 'adepts' who have grown to using the political powers of the world to assist their own. Kinzie Nicolosi, a college student who always felt an other, realizes his own potential power and finds them as much a blessing as a curse. "Foreseen" is an adventurous twist of genre, much recommended." ~ Midwest Book Review Having always been fascinated with individuals in major growth periods of their lives, the college setting was a natural fit for my first novel. Foreseen is populated with new adults learning who they are and how they fit into the world, made all the more difficult by the main character's discovery of the power to make her childhood dreams come true. But like most dreams, the reality turns out to be very different than she expects. A refuge from the world. A place where I wouldn't be different. It struck me that I'd never had anything like that. I'd always felt different. Even at home Maybe this was why. I was adept, and this was where I was supposed to be ...