Only a few hours to go...
The Kickstarter ends today!
Thank you to everyone who has supported the Kickstarter! Not only did we fund within two hours of launching, but we’ve reached over 500% of our funding and unlocked all the stretch goals. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would reach these milestones. So thank you to everyone who pledged and spread the word!
If you haven’t pledged yet, there’s still time. The Kickstarter ends this afternoon at 4 p.m. (EDT).
For an $8.00 pledge, you get ebook versions of both novels as well as all the stretch goals (digital copies of The Thirteen Treasures of Britain, “Sad Cavern,” and “The Wind Masters,” as well as a digital copy of the original cover art to Gates to Illvelion). That’s three novels, two short stories, and a piece of digital artwork for less than ten bucks!
Of course, if you want paperback copies of Avalon Summer and Gates to Illvelion (along with all the stretch goals), you can pledge at the $20.00 level or higher.
If you like magical realism and weird, fairy-tale-style fantasy, then please consider supporting the Kickstarter. Below are the covers and book descriptions for each novel. They are both labors of love, and Avalon Summer especially is for anyone who grew up reading fantasy as a kid and playing make-believe in the backyard.
Avalon Summer
June 1992. Ten-year-old Sarah Lewis can't wait for summer: twilight swims, endless bike rides, and days spent traipsing around the woods of her grandparents' home. But when Sarah discovers two wrought-iron gates in the middle of the woods — gates attached to nothing and guarding nowhere — she is convinced that they lead to the fabled lands of Avalon, a kingdom of her own imagination, ruled by nine terrible queens.
Will Sarah find the courage to open the iron gates and find out if Avalon is real, or will she give in to fear and the intimidation of a neighborhood bully who has a painful secret of his own?
Before summer's end, Sarah must come to terms with the uncertainty of growing up, and find a way to say goodbye to the people and places she's come to love.
Gates to Illvelion
A strange adventure in a world beyond the edge of our own...
When Lord Agravaine's daughter, Gwenhivar, tumbles over the edge of the forest and into the fairy realm, he will stop at nothing to save her. But his own life is threatened too, and it is Gwen who must save them both from the magic of the woods. As they face bewitchment and worse, Gwen and her father confront the dazzling Queen of Illvelion -- a woman once human who rules with terrible magic and the bitter sting of loss. Can the human child overcome her enemies and find the power to save her kin? Or will her enemies destroy her soul?
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