The Sky Beneath the Lake
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Last published Mon, May 5, 2025
16 year old Lyra moves to the lakeside town of Ellmere for the summer to stay with her estranged grandmother. Her parents are going through a divorce and she just wants to escape the chaos. The lake near her grandmother's cottage-Lake Ansel-is strange. Still. Too still. And everyone says never swim after dark.
That just increases her curiosity.
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In the quiet village of Eldergrove, 18-year-old Lyra Drakebane feels disconnected from her world-until she discovers an ancient book that reveals the hidden magic of Shadow Weaving. As Lyra experiments with her newfound powers, she unintentionally unleashes a dark force long sealed away, causing eerie disturbances and shadowy creatures to plague her village. With a prophecy warning of either balance or chaos, Lyra must confront her fears and perform a perilous ritual to save her home and restore the delicate balance between light and shadow.
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