Dauntless: an exciting urban fantasy novel promotion by Thomas Glenn Atwood Jr

When Kacey Alexander turns 18, she receives a mysterious chest filled with her dead mother's belongings.  She finds accounts of her mother's dealings with an array of horrifying monsters.

Following the clues in the journals, she finds a world of wonder and magic, a world that someone tied to her past is trying to destroy.  She must gather a group of allies to challenge the evil forces that seek to destroy her city.