The Last Crossing — When All Paths Meet: Book 21 (Painted Path Series)

The Painted Path has called its Riders home.

From every edge of the map, twenty Riders and their legendary Horses receive the same mysterious summons: a sealed scroll marked only with the spiral of the Painted Path. No name. No instructions. Just a single line:
“Return. The balance is breaking.”

Some come willingly. Others come wary. But all feel it—something ancient has awakened, and only those who have walked the Painted Path before can answer its call. What began as a story of children and horses has become a final gathering of hearts, memories, and magic.

At the center of the mystery lies a truth none of them expect: to unlock the true power of the Painted Path, each Rider must make a personal sacrifice. Not a simple gift or gesture—but the surrender of what they love most.

A child who clings to control must let go.
A girl who hides behind smiles must speak her sadness.
A leader must admit his weakness.
A wanderer must choose to stay.
And a boy who has never doubted must finally face doubt.

Each trial is different. Each choice is devastating. But only through surrender, unity, and selfless trust can the Path reveal its purpose—and restore balance to a world teetering on the edge of forgetting what truly matters.

From the fiery grace of Starflare to the gentle might of Earthsong, the twenty Horses are more than companions—they are mirrors, guardians, and witnesses to the deepest parts of each child’s soul. Every hoofbeat echoes with memory. Every breath carries meaning.

And at the heart of it all rides Toby—the smallest of them all—on the back of Echoflame, the Falabella no one expected to matter. Yet the Painted Path has waited for him most of all. For within his trial lies a truth too powerful to name.

Book 21: The Last Crossing is the stunning conclusion to the internationally cherished Painted Path series. This final chapter delivers everything readers have come to love: wild beauty, emotional depth, fierce friendship, and the kind of quiet bravery that changes everything.

It is a story for anyone who has ever had to let go… in order to hold on to what matters most.

The Painted Path is waiting. One last crossing remains.