"charmingly witchy adult fantasy" ~Booklife Reviews

Fans of cozy fantasies and compelling adult women protagonists who find purpose—and fabulousness—in nature, magic, and new connections will adore the laid-back, lavender-scented vibes as Olivia goes from destitute loneliness to settling into the charming village of Rowanswood, whose scones, teas, crockery, beasts, magic, and ritual all are described with inviting relish. Olivia’s journey to Cronehood is nuanced, her struggles endearingly human as she finds her path toward letting go of her old life to embrace the new.

The Silk Road

Lucy & Dee: Book 1
Release Date:
April 1, 2022
Publisher:
Common Deer Press

A hidden road. A dangerous bargain. An adventure they can’t turn down.
Lucy wants an adventure.
Dee needs money to search for his missing parents.
When a flaming bird leads them to a hidden road beneath the earth—and the lord of stone offers them a quest in a magical land—the chance for both is too good to refuse.
Thrown into a world of dragons, demons, and dangerous magic, Lucy and Dee are tasked with protecting a young emperor from an unknown threat. It would be simple enough… if the emperor weren’t a royal pain, and if an angry sorceress queen didn’t want him dead.

With the entitled ruler in tow, the two friends must cross a perilous land and find their way home armed with little more than a mysterious feather, their wits, and the help of a dragon-whisperer who looks suspiciously like a hedgehog.
Fast-paced, funny, and full of wonder, Lucy and Dee: The Silk Road is a middle grade fantasy adventure about courage, curiosity, and saying yes to the journey—even when it’s far more dangerous than you imagined.

Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan’s Aru Shah and the End of TIme, The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta and The Sand Warrior, by Mark Siegal

Distributed internationally and available through major retailers and library suppliers. Libraries can order directly through their standard distribution channels.

The adventure continues in The Caves of Wonder, a fantasy middle grade novel.


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Praise for The Silk Road

”An enthralling, fast-paced adventure, hinting of more to come.” – Kirkus Reviews

“ A rip-roaring fantasy… Not to be missed….In this tale of adventure, science, and magic, readers are sure to find mirrors to their own experiences and windows onto others, all wrapped in a fantastical bow. Lovers of middle grade fantasy will be enthralled.” – The Prairies Book Review

“Lucy and Dee is an appealing fantasy novel in which two friends go on a wondrous adventure in a magical land.” – Foreword Clarion Reviews 5/5

“…(A) fun and engrossing read, perfect for middle-grade readers who love a new adventure”. — The Children’s Book Review

“I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! Reminiscent of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, two friends, Lucy and Dee find themselves in a strange alternate dimension where rocks are animate, and magic exists.” – Andrea Torrey Balsara, author of The Nightingale’s Song