It’s #BookQW and Cor loves to ‘grow’ trees!
More from Chapter 1:
Master Harold preferred the botanical rather than the magical side of plant growth, ironically, since the Gruen Foundation focused on increasing tree energy. Instead, Cor dug a handful of beechnuts from his pocket that he’d scavenged from the leaf litter. “More to start tomorrow. Copper beech.”
Master Harold dipped his bald head approvingly before taking the main walkway through the conservatory. Cor closed the door behind them—the moisture still felt correct, so Master Harold hadn’t had it open long—and propped his board against it, then followed. The air was scented with orchids, the rich humus of the soil and something new tonight.
“Delivery?”
Master Harold cast him another glance. “After you left. The dozen juniper bonsai starts we ordered.”
“You want me to pot them up?”
“I said I had something for you, not a chore. Which reminds me.” The older man paused at the bed where Cor had been working that afternoon and pointed. “Forget something?”
No…he’d finished transplanting the orchids and put away the pots. To be certain, he stepped closer. Something twinkled green in the dark.
Leafbringer.
Cor groaned. He reached, flowing gold magic to his fingers, and the broadsword wiggled in the ground where he’d stuck it after using it to take yew cuttings and plant them. The sword rose and sailed lazily to him, not as promptly as it would for his sister, Hazel, but it came. And hilt first.
Harold handed him a rag. “Make sure the soil is out of the engraving and get it back to the armory. Tonight, so I have no questions to answer during the morning’s tours.”
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‘Grow’ your YA fantasy library with a sweet gay romance about a tree-crazy wizard. Guardian of the Pines is in ebook and paperback.
I’ll be at the 5th annual Fredericksburg Book Festival (Table D1) if you’d like signed paperbacks. Here are the details:
Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (EDT)
SOPHIA STREET BETWEEN HANOVER AND CHARLOTTE
713 Sophia Street
(Behind the Fredericksburg Area Museum)
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Updates on the festival Facebook Page
Let me know if I can save you a specific paperback!
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