It’s been a while! Welcome to 2025
I’ve been offline for a bit, writing hard! book three is half way done and i’m excited. still, i’d like to have people enjoy books 1 and 2, so getting back to trying the whole marketing thing. But – this is my thought. do the best that you can. if yo u’re not an ‘a type personality’ with that constant drive to keep going, to keep being better, you know something? that’s okay. just try and be the best version of you. because that person is pretty special, and finding what makes you happy, what makes you smile is the best gift. if you are an ‘a type’, then just remember to breathe now and then :o)
Book Three is due to be released at the end of 2025!
Join Sian and Rhys as they continue their journey, this time back in the realm of humans. The Otherworld doesn’t leave them though, with new secrets, threats and adventures challenging them at every turn. Choices need to be made – the biggest one being: should they stay in the human realm or return to the Otherworld?
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New family. New friends. New magic. A new life? Maybe…
Jane wasn’t sure how many more surprises she could take. Rhys, the boy she thought barely tolerated her, actually liked her. And she thought she liked him too.
But now he was gone, taken by the enemy. Because of her.
Her head was telling her she needed to be strong, to be tough. She was a Fae princess and her kingdom needed her, after all. Plus, she needed to get Rhys back. And she needed to find the true new ruler of the Fae, since she knew it wasn’t her.
Because she was human too, and that part of her just wanted to go home.
As she spends more time at the most sacred place in the realm, Jane learns more about who she is and what she can do. There is magic within her, and a brother that is part of a secret bigger than them both. She comes up with a plan that she hopes will piece all the bits of the puzzle that is her life together.
But things aren’t always as they seem, with the Ancients having their own plan, a plan they’ve only started to share.
And there are more surprises to come. Still, Jane knows what she needs to do and, for once, she knows she is strong enough to do it.
Even though the cost just might be her life.
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Most trips to the other side of the world would be life changing in some way, especially when planned by your recently passed mother. However, visions, dreams, strange encounters, and ancient gifts are a bit more than Jane had in mind. She certainly wasn’t expecting to open a stone gateway to an otherworld or uncover secrets that would rock her knowledge of reality to its very core. This is the beginning of a journey between two realms, four kingdoms and a girl trying to find her place amongst it all.
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“Do not regret. Do not wonder. Instead, step forward with purpose and belief.”
– Lily
My Thoughts
September Thought
September is my birthday month, ending with a weeks holiday to celebrate me getting a year older. I don’t really know why – I’m at an age where i shouldn’t be celebrating getting older. but i do. still, each to their own, right?
more importantly, i released book two of my series, and i feel good about it. just need to get people to read it now! perhaps if you’ve made your way here, you already have.
– KD –
August Thought
Ah, illness, my annoying friend! after a wonderful week on holiday to celebrate 21 years of being married, I got sick. Then the husband got sick, hence my august thought is in september. sigh. still, we have overcome! book 2 is getting its final touches, including a name change, ready for release. it is both exciting and scary but i’ve done it! just hope you enjoy it as much as i do.
– KD –
June Thought
A new thing for me – my thought for this month.
when the nights are long and the days dull and grey, find something, a spark of some sort, to pull you through until the darkness retreats and life around you finds the light.
Sometimes I struggle with this, especially now, in the heart of winter here in new zealand. Then I read a good book, or maybe finish a jigsaw, perhaps catch up with friends, even laugh at a good comedy on tv – and that spark returns.
may you hold onto that light even through the darkest days, so that you continue to shine and… be
– KD –
July Thought
there is a difference between the solstice (the longest and shortest days of the year) and an equinox (days and nights are of equal length) – did you know that? I didn’t! I thought i was releasing book two on the solstice – until i found out the date i had in mind was actually an equinox. which is… okay, i guess. but not as powerful perhaps?
still, isn’t it cool when you’re researching something and find out the facts that you thought were the truth actually aren’t? then realising it doesn’t matter because it means you’ve just learnt something new!
another joy of writing.
– KD –
About The Author
Kim Donovan is a New Zealand born writer and has been writing all her life. Though adopted as a baby, Kim’s family was from England, so she has spent some time exploring the castles and cathedrals of the UK. With a degree and interest in medieval British history, the world of the Celts has always of interested to her.
Kim lives with her husband and adorable cat, Abi, in Auckland, New Zealand. With piles of jigsaws and a full Kobo reader, Kim relaxes by reading a good fantasy book or sitting and doing a jigsaw.
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