Volume One of The Luminated Threads
In 1868 England, artist Annmar Masterson dreams of owning her own illustration shop, which
the city’s ruthless industrial magnate would willing give her—but not for proper work. She flees
his loathsome advances and takes advertising work on a farm in a secluded valley.
Life in the countryside turns nineteen-year- old Annmar’s world upside down. Her lifelong fanciful visions of blue threads are every bit as real as the plant and animal shifters hiding their lives from the rest of Victorian England. The secretive folk with their strange powers might not fit Annmar’s proper city ways, but the attentions of shapeshifter Daeryn Darkcoat have Annmar re-thinking how proper she wants to be.
But their timing is wretched. Daeryn is up to his whiskers fighting against a terrifying scourge. If the farm succumbs, Annmar’s job is over. Her magic might help stop the pests…if she can learn to use it properly. If not, she’ll be forced to leave the people she has come to care for and become what she fears most: nothing more than another cog in the city magnate’s gears.
The Unraveling is Volume 1 of a 3-part serialized novel for readers 15+, mixing steampunk, fantasy, shapeshifters and romantic adventure in a historical setting.
The Luminated Threads series:
The Unraveling, Volume One
The Twisting, Volume Two
The Binding, Volume Three
Life in the countryside turns nineteen-year- old Annmar’s world upside down. Her lifelong fanciful visions of blue threads are every bit as real as the plant and animal shifters hiding their lives from the rest of Victorian England. The secretive folk with their strange powers might not fit Annmar’s proper city ways, but the attentions of shapeshifter Daeryn Darkcoat have Annmar re-thinking how proper she wants to be.
But their timing is wretched. Daeryn is up to his whiskers fighting against a terrifying scourge. If the farm succumbs, Annmar’s job is over. Her magic might help stop the pests…if she can learn to use it properly. If not, she’ll be forced to leave the people she has come to care for and become what she fears most: nothing more than another cog in the city magnate’s gears.
The Unraveling is Volume 1 of a 3-part serialized novel for readers 15+, mixing steampunk, fantasy, shapeshifters and romantic adventure in a historical setting.
The Luminated Threads series:
The Unraveling, Volume One
The Twisting, Volume Two
The Binding, Volume Three
ALL 3 ebooks 0.99 each Dec 20th-27th
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“Together, they play tug-of-war with their emotions, as Annmar’s newly found roots give her the mettle to be a woman far ahead of her time! The Unraveling by Laurel Wanrow is full of the atmosphere of the steampunk era, the fairytale feel of magical gifts and the joy of belonging in a small, but special world.”–Goodreads review
"5 Stars: Talk about the sparkle and shine of something just a little different!! The Unraveling by Laurel Wanrow is full of the atmosphere of the steampunk era, the fairytale feel of magical gifts and the joy of belonging in a small, but special world. Her characters will warm your heart with their caring, have you hissing at the villains and wanting to be part of the magic of this special valley where everyone watches out for and cares about one another." -Tome Tender Book Blog
Before kids, Laurel Wanrow studied and worked as a naturalist—someone who leads wildflower and other nature walks. After twenty years of teaching natural history, she embarked on a stretch of homeschooling and discovered writing was a splendid creative outlet while waiting for extra-curricular activities to end. Homeschooling wrapped up, but writing hasn’t. Her serialized steampunk fantasy romance set in Victorian England begins with The Unraveling, Volume One of The Luminated Threads.
When not sharing her love of the land and fantasy worlds, Laurel tinkers with steampunk costuming, camps, hunts fossils and argues with her husband and two new adult kids over whose turn it is to clean so they fit into suburban life in Virginia. Find her at laurelwanrow.com, or on her nature blog, thesquirrelnutwork.wordpress.com.
When not sharing her love of the land and fantasy worlds, Laurel tinkers with steampunk costuming, camps, hunts fossils and argues with her husband and two new adult kids over whose turn it is to clean so they fit into suburban life in Virginia. Find her at laurelwanrow.com, or on her nature blog, thesquirrelnutwork.wordpress.com.
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