A pampered princess and a rugged mountain man collect the crafts in Yfasma to save his sister. Opposites-attract, slow-burn romance Young Adult epic fantasy.
Traverse Yfasma with Thea and Tuft as they collect one magic craft from each of the following places:
Novella 1: The Utricians. They meet up with the reclusive mountain people. They must fight their clansmen to win a nettle cloth of their own. However, if they earn a Nålebinding cloth, they can never leave the clan.
Tropes: opposites attract, one bed, fake marriage
Meet the rival
Buckram hints at an interest in Thea, but there's a nice "touch her and d1e" moment in there.
Novella 2: The Barbadens. Living along the Lynden River where the freshwater spills into the ocean along the Deltas, the Barbadens are as subtle as they are dangerous. Using their newfound Nålebinding magic, Thea and Tuft must wade through deception and cultural differences to discover their craft before Prince Kev decides to make Thea his bride.
Tropes: jealousy, he braids her hair, no spice bath scene
Meet the rival
Kev comes off as insouciant and gallant, but his marriage offer to Thea is "marry me or d1e."
Novella 3: The Mori. Just as they embark on their most dangerous journey yet, Thea discovers her mother announced her betrothal to one of the seven princes of Mori.
Tropes: She saves him, overthrow the emperor
Meet the rival
Kev is one of the seven princes of Mori from the Ka clan. He's cruel to his bones and sees Thea as an object.
Novella 4: Krashe. Hurrying home with all three crafts to save Gabbi, there is still one obstacle left: They must create a new magical craft. But creating a craft with power to save always comes with a price.
Tropes: self-sacrifice, secret marriage,
Although it is a prequel to the Stitchbinding Chronicles, you don't have to have read Weave of a Thousand Lies or Chains of Deceit to understand this stand-alone story. The Tale of Barathea and at the Great Hunter explains the creation of Stitchbinding magic, detailing all the lore from Weave of a Thousand Lies and Chains of Deceit.
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I'm so excited that my collab partner this time is the same partner I had with Booktopia! Author Laura VanAndrendonk Baugh. Check out her project and these gorgeous books! If you back both projects at any physical tier, we will be adding a burnout bookmark. Click on side-bar link or any image to take you to her project.
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Tairelei is a best-selling book cover designer and artist specializing in all sub genres of fantasy. She is a passionate, self taught artist who spent over two decades honing her digital art skills, and she is known for creating ethereal, vivid and emotional visuals. When not designing for authors or creating her own worlds, she can be found collecting books, painting their edges or with her cats, reading.
You can find her work on Instagram @taireleidesigns
Character artist:
My name is Paige Coffer, I'm an illustrator who loves drawing anything from fairytales and fantasy to lush nature pieces. I find a lot of inspiration from classical stories to the outside world as well. I am a wife and mom, and we have two wonderful corgis who keep our lives on our toes. My faith is also a huge inspiration in my work. I love to write and illustrate complex, tragic characters and explore how their lives can be redeemed. I am also a huge romantic and love doing couple pieces, it's always fun to experiment with their personalities and how to show that in an illustration. My main work involves creating art for books, including covers, end pages, or character illustrations. It's such a joy bringing characters to life for authors and seeing their excitement with the final results. You can find more of my work on my instagram at paigecoffer.
Amey Zeigler is a multi-award-winning author of romantic comedies and mysteries. Her laugh-out-loud Rom-Com, The Swiss Mishap, won third place in the Book Buyer's Best for Contemporary Romance. Her ten years of theater training in college and high school inspired her to narrate her own books. She spins stories with humor, charm, and heart, often with a dash of action and adventure. When she's not writing, she is teasing her three kids, globe-trotting with her husband (for book research of course!), or trying new things. She also writes Young Adult fantasy under A. E. Zeigler.
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