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Read the first two chapters of A Daughter of the Trolls HERE!

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An unlikely heroine, a handsome goblin, and a mysterious little girl—is that enough to capture your interest? No? Ok, how about gnomes in mushroom caps, magical trees, and imps who love sweet rolls? No, again? Ok, how about disability representation, high stakes adventure, a childhood friends to lovers trope, and a terrifying, skin stealing witch?!

Yes?

Good!

Seriously though, A Daughter of the Trolls isn’t just another faerie story, it’s a faerie story you don’t want to miss!

Check out the first two chapters here >>> ADOTT-Chapter-1-2

The beautiful ADOTT sweatshirt pictured above is available through the author’s shop, along with lots of other pretty designs. Check out more of the clothing designs here >>> ADOTT MERCH

The paperback version of A Daughter of the Trolls is available to preorder through our shop with lots of lovely incentives. Take a peek here. The book is also available to preorder as a kindle ebook via Amazon, and on the release day, April 21st, it will also be available as hardcover and a paperback on Amazon.

Whimsical has EXCITING NEWS!!!

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I’m SOOOOOO excited to announce that Whimsical has signed our first YA author, (besides myself 😆), so please let me introduce you to McKenzie Catron!💓

McKenzie lives in sunny Arizona with her personal dog Finn and service dog Grimm. She is a wheelchair bound creative makeup artist fighting against disability stigmas one book and bodypaint at a time. When she’s not writing young adult fantasy novels you can find her over on Instagram sharing her art>>> @mckenziecatron

🙌 Whimsical will be publishing McKenzie’s debut novel in 2022, and while I can’t give you the full details yet, I can tell you that there are a lot of people in the world who need this story, (okay, well, maybe just EVERYONE needs this story). Trust me, you won’t want to miss out!

For those who’ll ask, yes, I (Micheline Ryckman) will be doing the cover art. 😁

 

The Maiden Ship Releases in Five Weeks!

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 “Do you know why wildflowers are the most beautiful blossoms of all, my son?”
   Dain shook his little head.
   Soft waxen curls blew forward in the breeze as she lifted her storm-gray eyes to gaze out over the sea of petals. “Wildflowers are the loveliest of all because they grow in uncultivated soil, in those hard, rugged places where no one expects them to flourish. They are resilient in ways a garden bloom could never be. People are the same, son—the most exquisite souls are those who survive where others cannot.” ~The Maiden Ship by Micheline Ryckman
There is only 5 weeks left until my debut novel releases on February 7th! To countdown, I will be posting a TMS artwork along with a sneaky peek quote every Thursday! The release date is going to come fast, my Whimsies! Ultra excited, and ultra nervous!!! 🙈😅😆
You can preorder The Maiden Ship in my SHOP here on the ebook is also available on AMAZON.