Taylor Pence
YA Fantasy Author
Author BIo
Taylor Pence writes YA fantasy with purpose to encourage empowerment and offer opportunities for readers to experience empathy.She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in English, and one day hopes to pursue a PhD in English.
A member of ACFW and Realm Makers. To sharpen her craft, Taylor participates in monthly webinars, like From Head to Tome with Nadine Brandes and Sara Ella, to gain advice from experienced authors.When not writing, Taylor enjoys devouring character-driven stories, capturing memories through photography, taste testing food made by her husband, and spending time with her two daughters. Currently, she lives in Alberta, Canada.
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Overridge:
Rise of the Crimson Hilt
Sorcery of Thorns meets Defy the Night in this epic YA fantasy about the strength of found family and the consequences of good intentions.
With a touch of her hand, Ember of Lockpine removes trauma from the minds of her clansmen. She works in secret. The memories she takes safeguarded within the pages of Memoires - books of magic sealed with her blood. Extraction Day looms on the horizon. Ember and her childhood friend, Graedon, have kept the potency of their magic hidden from those who would kill to possess it. When Graedon faces extraction, Ember offers the only thing she has of value - her magic.Instead of saving Graedon, Ember joins him as an extraction candidate. Desperate, their survival rests with the king’s executioner – a girl with the power to keep a person’s soul from dying. Convinced Graedon won’t survive the loss of his magic, Ember has four days to approach the king’s executioner. Her plan has one flaw. Saga, the executioner, believes she’s purging the realm of criminals and murders. When Saga suffers a mortal wound, Ember saves her life at the risk of losing her own.An unlikely alliance, Ember and Saga discover that family is more than the name you bear or the blood you bleed, it’s the choice one makes to love another above all else.
Target Audience
Overridge: Rise of the Crimson Hilt is for readers ages 12 to 18 who love fantasy adventure with a touch of romance.It's for fans of the friends to lovers, wise mentor, and found family tropes. Inspired by the Viking exploration era, YA historical fantasy enthusiasts will appreciate the setting and cultural elements.Readers who enjoy contemplating questions about true friendship, the consequences of good intentions, what makes someone part of a family, and the influence memories have on a person’s character will have discovered their new favorite book.
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