Amanda knows there are bigger issues. Time is broken, after all. Not to mention those sudden portals that pop open, sweeping people off to other times or dimensions or… well, no one really knows because no one has ever returned from one. Hey, at least fae and magic are real! But really, stopping the world from collapsing is why she needs to learn some witchcraft. She wants to help reduce the chaos—and protect her friends.
But when a bit of experimental spell casting goes wrong, the results threaten not only lives but to tear apart the little sanctuary Amanda calls home. Wondering if it might be best if she never touches magic again, Amanda gets some encouragement and two teachers in the form of a domineering pixie and a mischievous fairy. Maybe with their help, she can unlock the magic she just knows is somewhere inside of her.
And if she does, the timing couldn’t be better. There is a need to hurry to find and neutralize the broken runes created by a shattered spell which warps time and manifests the spontaneous portals. Worse, some forces seem all too happy to use the chaos for their benefit—and humanity’s detriment.
Autumn is a travel and award-winning fiction writer who has traveled across North America in an old Land Cruiser. She currently lives in the far north of Maine. Along with her for all her adventures are her husband and small cairn terrier, Ayashe. Check out her Instagram feed for lots of fun travel pics!
With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University in Studio Arts and English, Autumn once considered a career in illustration. However, an ecology course at Virginia Tech led to a Master of Science degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maine in Orono. Since graduating with her M.S., Autumn has worked for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. But all of that changed in 2016, when she left her day job to become full time writer and graphic artist while wandering across North America. Now she’s “settled” down again in a landscape with a history of magic, fairies, and stone trolls. Now that is some great inspiration!