The Catalyst

How far would you go to save the planet—even if saving it means destroying the world you know?

When FBI agent Shelby Callahan is pulled into a case involving a string of unexplained deaths and increasingly volatile attacks on the fossil-fuel industry, she discovers a conspiracy unlike anything she has encountered before.

At its center is Daniel—a brilliant, enigmatic geophysicist whose knowledge of the Earth’s deepest forces is matched only by his conviction that humanity has pushed the planet beyond its limits. Armed with a revolutionary discovery involving radioactive minerals and rare-earth elements, Daniel has created a weapon capable of triggering consequences far beyond anything the world can contain.

As seismic events ripple across the Arctic and geopolitical tensions escalate, Shelby and her husband, geophysicist Camden Wilder, are drawn into a deadly pursuit spanning continents. With the FBI, intelligence agencies, energy corporations, and foreign powers closing in, Shelby must determine who is truly the threat—and who might be trying to save the Earth in the only way he believes possible.

But Daniel’s plan is no longer theoretical.

The closer Shelby gets to the truth, the more dangerous the science becomes—and the more personal the stakes.

Because stopping Daniel may mean confronting a terrifying question:

Can you save the planet without destroying the people you love?

The Catalyst is a fast-paced environmental thriller where cutting-edge science, global intrigue, romance, and the raw forces of the Earth collide.

The Rare Earth Series continues. See Book 1, Where The Sleeping Lady Lies. Soon, the Audio Book narrated by Marni Penning will be available.