Paradise, Texas. Fourteen-year-old Carmen isn't sure what happened to her mother; one day she's helping cook dinner, but the next day, her mother's missing and Carmen's fleeing for her life. Burdened with anger that interferes with her unusual power, she takes to the streets with the only clue her mother left behind. But when she encounters a stranger picking through her belongings, she finds herself in a life or death situation. Seventeen-year-old Simon survived a tragedy he doesn't remember; he doesn't know how or why he's on the streets. So when his physical needs overtake him, he'll do anything to satisfy them, including scavenging a homeless den. And when he discovers a drawing on the cardboard ceiling, it sparks a memory that compels him to help the owner. But with danger lurking in every alleyway and one clue to lead the way, they may not succeed... Can Carmen and Simon discover how their mutual clue connects them before her mother's life is taken? is the exciting final book in The Gifted Ones superhero fantasy series. If you like young heroes, realistic settings, and stories of adventure, then you'll love PG Shriver's third book The Lost Prince.