“Readers will be swept away … [House of Matchsticks] is a literary rarity.' –The Booklife Prize
Ancient secrets. Simmering lies. A deadly expedition into the deep.
The House of Matchsticks is calling …
Lost, frightened, and thousands of feet underground, Isaline is trying to hold herself together. The expedition to find King Faraday’s workshop has begun, and deep in Benemourne’s deadly Adrudian mines, anything can happen. With the help of her companions, Isaline is ready to discover who she is. But lies and forgotten memories are catching up to her.
Jack Fael is no stranger to forgotten memories. Finally on the way to finding the House of Matchsticks, Jack is torn between a new friendship and uncovering the details of his lost expedition. When Adrudian Milk brings old feelings to the surface, past and present threaten to entwine, and Jack finds himself drawn to a discovery that could change everything.
The Collector and Caladrius have been making discoveries of their own. After the events at the palace, the Collector is desperate to leave Isaline and Jack behind. But Caladrius has other plans, and with their friendship on the line, the Collector must decide between the life he knows and a journey deep underground, where something ancient stirs …
In Tree of Matchsticks, descend into a world of buried secrets and otherworldly evil as Isaline, Jack, and the Collector come face-to-face with an adventure that will test their friendships, their romances, and the very fabric of destiny itself.
House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This is Part 3 in the series. Expect unanswered questions.
Disney’s Atlantis meets Indiana Jones in this captivating YA Fantasy series about a world powered by arcane ore … and the crew of treasure hunters destined to save it.
He was supposed to collect the dead. Instead, he rescued a single soul. Now watching her adventure, he’s faced with making the ultimate sacrifice.
The House of Matchsticks is calling ...
The Collector doesn't know how to fix what he’s undone. Ever since impulsively saving the baby in the rowboat, the Collector has spent his days trying to keep everything he's known from unravelling. But the greater his fascination with human mortality grows—along with the sudden, shocking urge to take just one life-giving breath—the more he fears intervening would cost him eternity.
With the girl he saved long ago and her party of treasure hunters prepping for a dive into the mines in search of lost history, tensions run high as the Collector confronts the collision of past and present. And terrified of his own confused longings, Death must make a choice between normality… and sacrificing his status to set things right.
House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, enemies to lovers slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This is Part 2 in the series. Expect a cliffhanger.
Praise for Night of Matchsticks:
'Kept me on the edge of my seat page after page.' –Everlorereads, Goodreads reviewer
'Worldbuilding, found family, pining and a dash of enemies to lovers ... this book has it all. .' –Destiny J, Amazon reviewer
The House of Matchsticks series:
House of Matchsticks
Night of Matchsticks
Tree of Matchsticks
... and more to come.
Disney's Atlantis meets Indiana Jones in this captivating YA Fantasy series about a world powered by arcane ore … and the crew of treasure hunters destined to save it.
A girl abandoned in a rowboat. A man broken by a failed expedition. And Death himself, desperate not to get involved.
The House of Matchsticks is calling …
On the eve of her final exam, all Isaline wants to do is graduate. Rescued from an abandoned rowboat when she was a baby, Isaline has trained for years to become a City Watchman in her kingdom's capital city. Now she's only a test away from that dream coming true.
But something isn't right at Casret Watch Academy. Isaline is shaken when there's an attempt to steal her mysterious red pendant at school. Even worse, she fails her crucial weapons review … and runs into a staggeringly handsome thief.
As a brave crew comes together from across the kingdom, their deadly adventure threatens to destroy everything Isaline has worked for. Yet bold treasure hunters, two-faced spies, and ferocious beasts are hard to ignore. Especially when they want the same thing: the key to finding the fabled House of Matchsticks.
And she has it.
House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, enemies to lovers slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This is Part 1 in the series. Expect a cliffhanger.
Praise for House of Matchsticks:
'Readers will be swept away by the writing's allure … a literary rarity.' –The Booklife Prize
'I love all of the main characters ... action-packed and so cleverly structured.' –Audrey Francis-Plante, author of Devonna
The House of Matchsticks series:
House of Matchsticks
Night of Matchsticks
Tree of Matchsticks
... and more to come.
