I signed a contract with ScrivKids, a subsidiary brand of Scrivenings Press, for a middle-grade fantasy book. It’s the first of four in The Band of Unlikely Heroes series. The first book is titled, Woodencloak, which features troll princess, Horra Fyd, whose world is turned upside down after a surprise visit from the fairy queen and her two fluffity, sugar-coated daughters. Horra is thrust into a dangerously, incredible adventure she never planned for with a task that is bigger than she is.
Woodencloak, is a twisted fairy tale where the fairy princesses aren’t the heroines, the troll princess with green, warty hide is. I adore unlikely heroes! I cheer the underdogs on. They’re my favorite kind of winners.
Here’s the back cover blurb:
Thirteen-year-old troll princess Horra Fyd’s life changes forever after an unexpected visit from the fairy queen and her two daughters. Tales of fairies gave Horra nightmares as a young troll. Before evening falls, however, a real nightmare unfolds. Horra’s father, King Fyd, goes missing. Her woodgoblin instructor is poisoned and uses his magic to revert to a seed. And a mysterious, gaunt man wearing a cape and playing a panflute joins the fairies in trying to capture her.
Horra flees but is instantly lost in a world she’s never had to travel alone. A letter hidden in her knapsack from her late instructor informs her that a power hungry Erlking seeks revenge against her kingdom and their allies for a two-generation old war. She is tasked with getting his seed to the Weald, a magical forest. There it can regenerate into a druid, the only creature with the power to hold the balance between good and evil, and who is able to defeat the Erlking.
However, the Erlking is always one step behind her. Horra must fight to protect herself, but she has no magic. She accepts a gift from a dead druid spirit of a charmed woodencloak to disguise her. But magic failed her mother, how can she possibly trust it?
Can Horra have faith and courage enough to trust a power she can’t see, and become a warrior heroine her foremothers can be proud of? Or will she allow fear to rule over her and lose everything that matters—including her life?
Woodencloak is for boys and girls ages 8-15, and will also appeal to older audiences. It will release February 7, 2023. Please stay tuned as more information comes out about this series. I am very excited to get this story out for kids to read.
Pam Halter says
So excited for you, Dawn!!! It sounds great!
Dawn Ford says
Thank you so much, Pam! You’ve been such an inspiration to me.
Mary Perkins says
So excited for you! Your beautiful dream comes true. The good Lord has truly blessed you with a gift!
Dawn Ford says
Thank you, Mary Margaret! I have been blessed!
Jolene Lengfelder says
We are excited for you. We can’t wait to get a copy when it’s released. Love you
Dawn Ford says
Thank you, Jolene! Love you back!!