The House of Seven LaddersBy Kim Strub"Based on true historical facts-until it doesn't."When Ryan Yazzie-a brilliant but reserved history teacher with Navajo roots-uncovers an ancient mystery buried in the canyons of New Mexico, his life is upended in ways he never imagined. Drawn together by chance and kept together by something deeper, he and Rosa Garcia-a passionate park ranger with Pueblo ancestry-embark on a journey that blurs the boundaries of time, myth, and memory.Together, they discover a forgotten canyon marked with petroglyphs that hint at secrets far older than any textbook: a lost people, a sacred spiral, and a ceremony that seems to echo across centuries. As Ryan and Rosa piece together ancient stories, long-lost truths, and a legacy guarded by silence, they begin to question the nature of reality itself.Their search leads them through ancestral ruins, quantum theories, and sacred ceremonies-culminating in their initiation into a hidden world where past and present, science and spirit, intersect. But with powerful forces watching and the future uncertain, one question haunts them both: What if the Ancestral Puebloans didn't disappear... but traveled somewhere beyond?Spanning generations and woven with Indigenous history, heartfelt romance, and supernatural intrigue, The House of Seven Ladders is a haunting, heart-opening tale about the power of love, the persistence of memory, and the stories written in stone-and in the stars.