Up the local mountain road shaded by pine, a valuable secret sleeps in the ominous darkness. Lost for thirteen years, and being treasured by the heart of the overgrown forest, it has been hiding from the broken family that it could piece back together. Clouding the minds of her two children, the hurt mother tries to cope with her husband's mysterious disappearance. She locks her naive son and daughter out of an unfair world that still holds traces of the truth, but when her thirteen-year-old son sleeps, his tranquil dreams are tainted by ghoulish nightmares. As Eric La Belle steps through the woodlands of his oblivious sub-conscience, he crosses paths with a handful of suspicious strangers. When dark, reoccurring nightmares take shape in reality, hairy beasts lurk down from the spooky mountain forest. While Eric and his sister search for clues around their dad's legendary mystery, they are unaware that the mystery is actually searching for them. Eric La Belle will learn that he is something more than a mere mortal child. He will shed light on who he is supposed to be. Many have been lost in time and misled by deception, Eric will attempt to save them from themselves. From an unseen castle, a man with an emerald cane awaits for more beings to fall from grace. In the background of their imperfect world, a war will be waged from his corrupted mind. When Eric finally stares into the burning eyes of the one responsible, he will embark on his most important battle that will risk everything that he has ever loved.

The Last Exit is a book of poetry by Terrence Davis. The book relays thoughts and feelings on falling in and out of love with life and personal relationships. Davis uses his unique voice to unapologetically question the meaning of love and the value we place on it. His raw and challenging way of making readers look inside themselves and discover the truth will leave them wanting more. Throughout the book it is clear that he is of the new generation of poets who are honest and raw. He challenges people to think about topics that we often wish not to discuss. In the poem "Resting Heart Rate" it is clear by the tone of the poem that you are in for a ride that you won't forget where he states "My doctor says I will never get over you/I still name my past, present and future after you/my hopes and dreams planned out for you/a line in the sand in a desert with a coffin lying next to you"- through the juxtaposition readers will understand the path Davis has been on and why it is important for everyone to free themselves if love equates to the feeling of death. It is clear from the start that no epigraphs are needed. The Last Exit is a sharp new look at the other side of love that we dare not speak of and reads like a blueprint on how to recover from losing love for life, relationships and one's self.