"“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."
"Deadly machines. Strange creatures. A sinister secret.
A crew of treasure hunters risking their hearts to uncover the truth.
But they’ll have to find the lost House of Matchsticks first …
'Readers will be swept away … [House of Matchsticks] is a literary rarity.' –The Booklife Prize
On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons the Collector.
Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a bundle and left to die in a floating rowboat—the Collector makes a choice that will change his course forever.
So begins House of Matchsticks, a brand-new, unforgettable YA Fantasy series set in a world called Benemourne, where a mysterious ore powers a society rife with danger.
Follow Isaline, a girl who dreams of becoming a City Watchman in Benemourne’s capital, and Jack, a former treasure hunter with a dark and painful obsession, as they are dragged with the Collector into the beginnings of a deadly adventure.
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 1 in the series. Expect a cliffhanger.
The House of Matchsticks series:
- House of Matchsticks
- Night of Matchsticks
- Tree of Matchsticks
... and more to come.
PS. Your first clue: it’s all upside down."
