Welcome to Alku!
Alku is a sanctuary city where the world's hidden species and races live in seclusion from humans. Keeper's Reign is the first book in the Alku Chronicles and the start of Onnie's adventure into the world hidden in plain sight.
Alku is home to many different beings, from humans to sanguiste (what humans call vampires, though be careful with that. It's considered rude among the sanguiste), and even elemental witches. This tight-knit community of beings has been drawn to this safe place for various reasons, but no matter the cause, they are always welcome.
But with the good and well-intentioned comes the evil and those who wish to cause chaos and destruction. Thankfully, Alku is also home to the Keeper, her Guardian, and her Link, and together with their chosen family and friends, will ensure the protection and survival of the magical world.
Keeper's Reign is the first book in a trilogy, but also the first book in a larger series currently spanning ten books. Not all of them follow the Keeper, and not all take place in Alku, but no matter whose story is being told or where they are, the fates have connected their threads.
When Onnie's grandfather asked her to inherit his legacy, she wasn't expecting a magical bookshop, a talking cat with an attitude, and a town full of fantastical beings. Except that's exactly what she got.
Alku is a quaint town nestled in the forested mountains of the Pacific Northwest, and it carries with it secrets. Many of them. It's where the current Keeper protects and curates the world's written knowledge archive, and Onnie's elderly Grandfather happens to be the current one. The bookshop has chosen her to be next. Onnie's tossed into the magical deep end but finds more allies than expected.
A story about self-acceptance, family, and learning to lean on others, Keeper's Reign is the first part in a trilogy following the final Keeper and the dangers she faces.
Read the first book in the epic Chronicles from Alku universe!
Keeper’s Reign
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Available on Campfire Reading, Amazon, and directly from the author.
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Available in ebook, paperback, or hardcover.
Purchase on Campfire, and as you read and learn more about Alku and its people, you’ll unlock bonus content. Character bios, location deep-dives, species information, teasers, hidden content, and more.
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If purchased from the author, signed copies are available.
After the murder of her grandfather, Onnie finds herself as the new Keeper of the world's knowledge archive and the target of a vengeful man from her grandfather's past.
As she is forced to learn everything she can about her new powers, the magical world in general, and the history of the Keepers, Onnie finds herself surrounded by people with weighty expectations of her. Her Guardian and boyfriend, her sassy feline Link, and her best friend are all thrown into the line of fire with her.
In reality, Onnie sees the situation differently. On her shoulders alone sits her anomalous magic capabilities, an endless stream of evil pawns hunting her down, and the weight of Alku and the rest of the magical world.
When a stranger returns to town with a letter from her grandfather in hand and an offer to help her, Onnie begins to see a path out of the nightmare she's found herself in. The question is, how many secrets will she have to keep by the time the nightmare is over?
And she may not be the only one keeping them…