Over the Dragon's Gate

My co-author Riley Sanderson and I are thrilled to present our novella “Over the Dragon’s Gate,” a dark paranormal romance/urban fantasy. You’ve heard of manic pixie dream girl, now get ready for sad pond-monster dream boy!

Summary: Treya has everything he needs in his pond: food, shelter, and other fish to swim with. It’s painful to wonder if he had another life once, so he ignores the fragments of disturbing dreams that plague him.

But when a boy falls into his pond, Treya discovers he’s more than a fish. He can also become a boy, and now he has a friend: the irrepressible Eli. During secret meetings in the garden surrounding the pond, Treya and Eli forge a bond that even dark magic can’t break. But when Eli starts asking questions about who and what Treya is, the two of them discover that questions are dangerous, answers have a cost, and their fates depend on unraveling the mystery of Treya’s past.

Comps: It has "That Story Isn't the Story" vibes mixed with "Room."

Word count: 44k

You can get a pdf and epub here, and other file types on Books2Read.

Goodreads

Storygraph

Content warnings: violence, death, gaslighting, amnesia, mind control, underage drinking, implied/referenced drug use, car accidents, child neglect, child abuse, murder, kidnapping, imprisonment, suicide attempt

…[A] delightful read, full of magic and touching moments of humanity in the face of darkness.

~Arista A. Holmes, author of the Fey Touched Trilogy

This is a rollercoaster… There are thrilling twists and turns, enough mystery to keep you going, and a satisfying payoff at the end.

~E, Goodreads review

It’s got… a lush fairytale manner about it but hides dark secrets.

~Oliver Ferrie, author of Sugar People