Jan J. Love -Author
THE BOOKS
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Once Upon a Key, Across the Verge to Faerie
ISBN-9780991591145
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Emme Foster and her starved imagination live in a one-parent home in the dull Appalachian town of Crow's Egg. After making a wish to be in a fairy tale, she is catapulted on a quest to decode a spellbound key, solve a haunted secret, and stop a worldwide eco-disaster. And no pressure, but the faeries (that's how they spell it) are expecting her to also save the last bridge between their magical realm and the mortal one. Good thing Emme has her friends Bailey and Hunter, plus a few feisty pixies, to help navigate through ghosts, goblins, and even fouler creatures.
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Loaded with insight, humor, and rich vocabulary, this first book of The Lost Key Trilogy is an ideal upper middle-grade read for everyone who longs for a green and greed-free world. Journey now with Emme and her companions into a 6,000 year old story leading to the true origin of magic. Once Upon a Key is destined to become a classic tale of self-empowerment and loyalty to all that matters. Children's Fiction Finalist and Best Cover Design Finalist in 2018 Best Book Awards. 2019 International Book Awards Finalist.
Once Upon a Key, Over the Awki Bridge
ISBN- 9780991591169
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The highly anticipated sequel of The Lost Key Trilogy finds Emme and Bailey off to England to help Ethan Aubrey find the second magical key. As they move closer to solving the mystery, the Nameless One sends dangerous agents against them. Even with their new allies, King Arthur and the Knights of Camelot, the trio will have to overcome doonshades, phookas, werewixels, and other murderous creatures bent on preventing them from finding the Key of Honor. Meanwhile, Hunter catapults into another dimension to connect with his Cherokee heritage.
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This epic tale spans the real world, the faery kingdom, and the mysterious Land of In-Between in an ongoing battle to save not only endangered animals but humanity itself from the greed and corruption of the despicable NO. Rich scenery, quirky characters, and the time-out-of-mind struggle of good over evil make this a fairy tale the whole family can enjoy together. 2022 Finalist in The American Fiction Awards.
Once Upon a Key, Beyond the Pentagorix
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The upcoming final book of The Lost Key Trilogy
Farms, Gardens & Countryside Trails of Western North Carolina
ISBN- 0965190536 (CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT)
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A guide book to the back roads and scenic byways of some of the most beautiful farms and gardens in the Blue Ridge Mountains.