ROSALIND DANDO
A Gift of Words
A Gift of Words
Having a magical gift isn’t worth the trouble.
Cam has plenty of things to worry about.
His best friend might have broken someone’s fingers, the class bully won’t leave him alone, and staying under the radar of his teachers is much harder than it ought to be.
He definitely doesn’t need magic to make his life any more complicated. Which is good, because when he does write his name in Libris Sapientia—the book of wisdom—a whole lot of nothing happens. He is a failure, and even a book agrees.
Then, Loman Lykill joins their class, bringing a whole new brand of chaos to Highgrove Secondary.
Cam has his magical gift, whether he wants it or not.
A Gift of Wild
a gift of wild
Shapeshifting? That’s the easy part.
Alice Hawthorn’s life is changing faster than she can comprehend. She has a magical
gift she never thought she’d wield, her best friend’s loving and supportive family have taken
her in as one of their own, and for the last week, she’s been hanging out with a Norse god and
a girl who’s usually a raven. It’s been a weird few days.
Now, her older brother, Theo, is in trouble. Epic trouble. Terrified, he turns to Alice
to help fix the situation, but it’s far too late. Taking matters into his own hands, his attempt to
undo the damage only results in making everything worse.
Alice and her friends are caught up in a tangle of bad decisions and mistrust, and she
has to find a way to fix Theo’s mistakes before people she loves and cares about get hurt. But
how do you learn how to be part of a family when you’ve never belonged to one before?
Rosalind Dando is a fantasy writer, living in the north of England and pretending not to have a Southern accent. She's been writing since she could hold a pencil and enjoys exploring her favourite tropes of found family and reluctant protagonists. When not teaching, she can be found at home with a multitude of hobbies, because her life clearly isn't busy enough without extra challenges.
She can be found on Twitter at @RosDando or on Facebook as Rosalind Dando Author.