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The only thing standing between a cataclysmic ice dragon and Vyridia’s survival? A young stage magician armed with nothing but her daddy issues and stellar poker face.
Raised by her showman grandfather after a family heist left her mother dead and her father imprisoned, stage magician Verily Donell has one goal: land her dragon act in Vegas and bury her con-artist past under the spotlight. But when her not-so-honest audition is mistaken for sorcery, she’s yanked into Vyridia—a land of dying magic and eternal winter—where the locals expect her to vanquish a dragon.
Now, that dragon is hunting her.
To survive and get home, Verily is forced into an uneasy alliance with a brooding prince cracking under the weight of legacy, a wayseer who has stopped dreaming yet keeps bleeding for a world that might not need him, and a rebel warrior who trusts steel over strangers. Together, they must cross a frozen wasteland of corrupted magic and creatures twisted by the Everwhite to reach Aurion, the dome-protected city whose Luminary alone can send her home to Gramps. But Star-Prince Zhavian keeps looking at her like he means to keep her, and Verily is starting to fear the most dangerous lie in Vyridia is the one where she lets herself believe she deserves to keep him too.
Aurion, however, may not be the haven it claims, and if Verily is reading the Luminary correctly, the man promising salvation may be hiding the reason Vyridia is dying.
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Winner of the Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion
From the day she is born, Prudence Spellmeyer’s world is guided by her charismatic, 1980’s-band-obsessed older brother. But when Davis passes away before Pru’s senior year of high school, everything changes.
Lost in grief, she formulates a plan: graduate, move to the city, and leave behind her dinky Podunk town full of painful memories. Pru’s only solace comes through drawing pictures of Davis in her art journal, and hiding out in the back seat of the Gherkin, her brother’s 1971 pickle-green Monte Carlo. Wrapped in the letterman’s jacket that still smells just like him, Pru tumbles into dreams of Davis. Dreams so vivid, even his hugs feel real. It’s the perfect escape.
Until…
Skating through school, Pru realizes the only way she will graduate is to accept tutoring from none other than Steve Nolan. Her childhood crush and ex-BFF who turned into her enemy for life when he caused her brother’s death.
To make matters worse, Pru’s recurring dreams of Davis take a dark turn, pushing her to depend on Steve for more than just geometry and learning that, sometimes, the very person who shattered your world might be the only one to help you rebuild it.
A Darcy Coates/You’ve Reached Sam mashup meets emotional Colleen Hoover vibes in a bittersweet book of grief, forgiveness, and the magic of dreams.
K. R. Hansen
An award-winning and Amazon bestselling author, K.R. Hansen has been captivated by stories—both reading and writing them—for as long as she can remember. With a deep passion for creating narratives that resonate on a profound emotional level, she delights in blending the ordinary with the extraordinary, infusing her tales with magical realism that invites readers to find enchantment in the everyday.
Based in the picturesque landscapes of Colorado, K.R. Hansen shares her life with her loving husband, adventurous son, and an ever-enthusiastic rescue dog. As a spinal cord injury survivor and a wheelchair-bound explorer, she understands that life’s most magical moments often emerge from the everyday norm, a perspective that permeates her storytelling.
When not crafting tales or daydreaming about her next literary adventure, you’ll discover her exploring the great outdoors, creating award-winning fractal art, experiencing the thrill of live concerts—especially 80s bands that resonate with her GenX spirit, and engaging in epic board game battles.
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