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EVYNLORE
THE UNKNOWN PAST
BOOK ONE
When Ella is plucked from L.A. and carried on the back of a unicorn to Evynlore, the strange details of her life finally make sense: her dreams, her mother’s secrecy, even why her friend, whom she considered a brother, left her to go fight in a distant war. She discovers it wasn’t a war on Earth. He came to this world to defeat an evil sorcerer and vanished.
The prophecy says his mission was futile. Only an heir with Kay-Shadden blood can succeed, and the Queen’s Council insists Ella is that heir. He tried to spare her from her destiny, but now she is here. And she’s doomed! Not because of her destiny, but because she already messed it up. She took an oath of pacifism to spite God, back when He convinced her friend to join the army, and now she’s learned in Evynlore that breaking an oath results in instant death. If she fights, she dies; if she does not, the sorcerer will kill her.
The warrior who brought her here possesses a magical key that can reopen the portal back to Earth, but he won’t give it to her. Instead, he tells her there is a better option: to trust God. The Maker may yet release her from her vow if she chooses to do what is right. Her decision will shape the fate of Evynlore, but could it also shape the fate of her soul? Perhaps this prophecy was never meant to destroy her life, but to save it.
TOPICS THE STORY INCLUDES |
Coming of Age | Pacifism | Friendship | Platonic Love | Romance | Love Triangle | Religion | Salvation | Redemption | God | Struggle for Power | Responsibility | Assassination | Abandonment | Loneliness | Arrogance | Destiny | Supernatural Abilities | Prophecy | Purpose | Worth | Faith | Purity | A Sense of Belonging | Heritage | Sacrifice | Betrayal | Prehistoric Animals | Dragons | Castles | Need for Family | Kindness | Magic | Demons | Archaeology | Honesty & Trust
Series Summary
Desperate to save his kingdom from falling into the sea as Pangea splits, the king of the Delnor people begs the Maker for divine intervention. The Maker creates Evynlore—a new dimension of the world to transport the king, his lands, and his people to—on one condition: the Delnor must abandon the Morrs (demons) they worship and forsake their magic, pledging loyalty to the Maker alone. The king agrees, and Evynlore is born.
For a time, it is paradise. But within a generation, the eldest prince, craving his lost magic, seeks out the morr he once worshiped as his god. He pursues a way to connected the demensions to regain his sorcery. He spills blood to create magical portals. The covenant is broken, and the Maker’s peace withdraws from Evynlore. These portals do more than connect the human demensions back together by physical gateways, but simultaneously connect the humans worlds to the Planes Between, the spiritual dwelling space for spirits, both good and bad. Before the good king can create keys to lock the portals his son has made, five morrs invade Evynlore to rule over the Delnor as gods. The morrs must be removed from Evynlore and the portals destroyed to restore the peace which was intended.
But is it too late?
Are the Delnor poeple’s destinies sealed by their ancestors' transgression? If they ask the Maker again for His help, will He answer them even though the covenant is broken?