Book Four – From the Earth and Fire is due to be released at the end of 2026!
Sian and Rhys are back in the Otherworld, the links to their lives back home snapped as they try to protect those they left behind. With the prophecy hanging over them, they keep on searching for the others they need before fulfilling the quest set by The Ancients. Even though they don’t know what the quest is.
While Sian tries to work out the magic that’s within her, old friends and new… acquaintances join them on their travels to the home of the Elves. Yet the shadow of the Witches is always near, hanging over them like a thunderstorm.
As the journey continues, allies don’t always feel like friends, and enemies may not be as evil as they try to seem. Still, there’s a job to do and Sian is determined to save the world she’s come to love – even if it means constant frustration and a lack of actually knowing what they need to do.
What I’ve been planning…
Releasing a box set of books 1-3 – with new cover art! I’m just working out the blurb and checking the formatting and then it’s all go. I’d hoped to have it all done before the release of book 4, but life got in the way.
Look out for it from the eBook usual retailers.
New art work – this is the draft for book 4. What do you think? There may be a few more tweaks, but all four books will look more like this.
Let me know if you have any feedback!
I’m thinking of joining Story Origin and Book Funnel to see if I can get a newsletter going. I reckon I’d be good doing a newsletter – if I have people to read it. Again, watch this space.
More regular updates of my website – which is difficult for me as I have no idea what I’m doing. But I’m going to try!
Check me out on Instagram – Kim_Donovan_Writer
“Do not regret. Do not wonder. Instead, step forward with purpose and belief.”
– Lily
THE BOOKS
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My Thoughts
It’s been a while! Oh my – it’s nearly the end of 2026!
so… i’ve put of doing my website updates because it scares me. but if I try the newsletter route, i need to keep this up-to-date. Perhaps that’s my learning for you – do what scares you. Though updating a website isn’t terrifying. is it? is it? Anyway, book 4 is on its way, i just have to take out a character and re-write it. not a biggie. i’ll try and give an update next month. have fun!
It’s been a while! Welcome to 2025
I’ve been offline for a bit, writing hard! book three is half way done and i’m excited. still, i’d like to have people enjoy books 1 and 2, so getting back to trying the whole marketing thing. But – this is my thought. do the best that you can. if yo u’re not an ‘a type personality’ with that constant drive to keep going, to keep being better, you know something? that’s okay. just try and be the best version of you. because that person is pretty special, and finding what makes you happy, what makes you smile is the best gift. if you are an ‘a type’, then just remember to breathe now and then :o)
September Thought
September is my birthday month, ending with a weeks holiday to celebrate me getting a year older. I don’t really know why – I’m at an age where i shouldn’t be celebrating getting older. but i do. still, each to their own, right?
more importantly, i released book two of my series, and i feel good about it. just need to get people to read it now! perhaps if you’ve made your way here, you already have.
– KD –
August Thought
Ah, illness, my annoying friend! after a wonderful week on holiday to celebrate 21 years of being married, I got sick. Then the husband got sick, hence my august thought is in september. sigh. still, we have overcome! book 2 is getting its final touches, including a name change, ready for release. it is both exciting and scary but i’ve done it! just hope you enjoy it as much as i do.
– KD –
June Thought
A new thing for me – my thought for this month.
when the nights are long and the days dull and grey, find something, a spark of some sort, to pull you through until the darkness retreats and life around you finds the light.
Sometimes I struggle with this, especially now, in the heart of winter here in new zealand. Then I read a good book, or maybe finish a jigsaw, perhaps catch up with friends, even laugh at a good comedy on tv – and that spark returns.
may you hold onto that light even through the darkest days, so that you continue to shine and… be
– KD –
July Thought
there is a difference between the solstice (the longest and shortest days of the year) and an equinox (days and nights are of equal length) – did you know that? I didn’t! I thought i was releasing book two on the solstice – until i found out the date i had in mind was actually an equinox. which is… okay, i guess. but not as powerful perhaps?
still, isn’t it cool when you’re researching something and find out the facts that you thought were the truth actually aren’t? then realising it doesn’t matter because it means you’ve just learnt something new!
another joy of writing.
– KD –
About The Author
Kim Donovan is a New Zealand born writer and has been writing all her life. Though adopted as a baby, Kim’s family was from England, so she has spent some time exploring the castles and cathedrals of the UK. With a degree and interest in medieval British history, the world of the Celts has always of interested to her.
Kim lives with her husband and adorable cat, Abi, in Auckland, New Zealand. With piles of jigsaws and a full Kobo reader, Kim relaxes by reading a good fantasy book or sitting and doing a jigsaw.
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