Once not so long ago I was part of the Young Blades online fandom. This community was great, not just for what it taught me about fan works, but also for the number of wonderful online friendships it spawned. One such person was Heather Crabtree (affectionately known as Hedani Cree on the fan forum). She made a real splash on the RPG we set up, and later lead our short-lived second virtual season after the show's cancellation.
Heather now has a book of her own, Fire Wolf, an original fantasy novel that sounds amazing. The cover was officially released today. Check out the synopsis:
If trouble can be found, Lady Myah Leicht will find it…or so her mother and uncle believe.
As the future High Lady of Nordlin, council meetings and polite socialization rule Myah’s life and challenge her forthright nature. But playing by her family’s rules is a necessary evil if she ever wants to convince her uncle that she is ready to learn to use her magic.
However, when a plague rips through the capital city, Myah throws the rules out the window and joins the son of a visiting nobleman on a raid to steal medicine from a neighboring kingdom. When the venture fails, an enemy soldier—a boy not much older than she is—pursues Myah into the forest. She is certain she is going to die at his hands until a bear-size wolf saves her life. Safe at home, she tries to forget the wolf and the boy as she navigates the politics of court. Her life gets more complicated when she finds herself once again face-to-face with the boy from the woods. Although suspicious of his motivations, her instincts tell her to trust him.
But trusting him could bring war to the northern kingdom, and jeopardize those she holds dear.
And then there is the matter of the wolf...
I've already added this book to my Goodreads list; you can also ready the first two chapters at Wattpad. Heather is also offering a Rafflecopter giveaway to draw interest in some of her other works leading up to Fire Wolf's release next year. Be sure to enter, and check out this start to a great new trilogy.
Author Information
H. Danielle Crabtree is a freelance editor for independent authors. She has a professional journalism degree from the University of Oregon, and she worked for two newspapers as a writer and an editor. Her poetry has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies, and she has contributed short stories to two books with the G10 Writers.
Fire Wolf is her first young adult novel.
