YA fantasy · A planned five-book series

Sophia Sprite

The old forests of the Pacific Northwest have kept their secrets for centuries. That's about to change. Five books. One forest. Countless things watching from beyond the tree line.

“An unflinching, heartfelt examination of the choices, tasks, and emotions that come with growing up.”

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Sophia Sprite and the Sasquatch Secret

Some secrets refuse to stay buried.

Fourteen-year-old Sophia Sprite's life ended the day a rockslide took both her parents. Now she's stuck in Elwha, Washington, living with a grandfather she barely knows in a nothing town obsessed with Bigfoot. But Elwha isn't what it seems.

Her mother's music box hides a key. The key opens a trunk in the attic. And inside the trunk, Sophia finds a whistle that calls to an underground world: an ancient civilization living beneath the Pacific Northwest. Her mother was their closest human ally for over twenty years.

The Northborn, an ancient hominid species that went into hiding 60,000 years ago, are on the brink of war. And someone murdered Sophia's mother to keep their existence secret.

Armed with only her mother's whistle, her tech-genius best friend, and a leprechaun with terrible advice, Sophia must infiltrate a secret facility, expose a conspiracy, and stop a weapon that could destroy both species.

Because the biggest secret in the world? It's been living under our feet all along.

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What reviewers say

“Sincere coming-of-age sees teen make room for grief and wonder.”

BookLife Reviews

“Nuanced beats that avoid forced life lessons.”

BookLife Reviews (Publishers Weekly)

“The engaging cast of secondary characters offers welcome levity and balance.”

BookLife Reviews (Publishers Weekly)

The road ahead

Four more adventures to come

The forest is bigger than one book. Next up: Sophia Sprite and the Banshee Bargain. Titles and dates for the rest will be revealed as each installment takes shape.

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278 pages, with cover art by Esther Sandra. Sold on Amazon: pick Hardcover on the book's page.

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