In a world of winged wizards, can a mundane save her family?
To save her Gran’s land, Fern needs magic.
What she’s got is a green thumb. Unless Fern navigates tricky wizard politics, she’ll never bring together the family she’s always wanted.

Yet the grandmother she never knew existed still hides Mom’s deep secret, urging Fern to plant more wildflowers while the wizard elders demand a real witch take over to stop the land from breaking apart. Elbow-deep in dirt, Fern confronts a splintered community, unsure who to trust, but grateful for the support of a Scottish boy who looks at her with green eyes shining with magic—and something more powerful.

Caring for this land is her birthright, one she longs to claim. But to take her place in this magical world, Fern must first figure out how to use her green thumb for more than gardening.

Download THE WITCH OF THE MEADOWS and begin the journey of a generation of magic-wielders as they restore their connections to nature and community.

Plant yourself in a clean & wholesome cozy fantasy appropriate for adults and young adults. Some mild cursing.

Gifted with tree magic, sixteen-year-old Cor learns that the largest pines in the UK still grow on a hidden island—and are endangered.

He wants to live there and help, but the trees’ elderly caretaker refuses to train a smooth-talking city boy. To also come out as gay to anyone there would be bloody foolish.

When an opportunity to visit this magical forest arrives, he grabs it, entangling novice witch Fern in his quest. Their mistakes anger the island’s elders and foul up her relationship with her boyfriend. It’s only after an island boy befriends him that Cor confronts the challenge of the massive pines—and his more powerful feelings for Oyster.

If Cor wants to save the Pines and not lose Oyster, he will have to do something he’s never done—let Oyster and the others see who he really is.

GUARDIAN OF THE PINES joins new wizards with old friends as a generation of magic-wielders restores its connections to nature and community.

Climb to dizzying heights with a clean & wholesome cozy fantasy appropriate for adults and young adults. Some mild cursing. Can be read as a standalone.

Dueling. She’s the best around. He knows he’s better, but as a newcomer he keeps quiet. Until the town bully picks one fight too many.

Tired of drifting from port to port on her family's schooner, with no one but the dolphins to talk to, teen witch Coral is desperate to find a place where she fits in. Then she discovers the illegal world of magical dueling. She can let her wayward magic fly and finally make friends—if she can hide the competitions from her parents.

A young wizard of prodigious skill, Ty Sterling dreams of a life on the sea. Yet, in this tightly knit enclave of seafaring folk, no one will give a landlubber with no apparent skills a place on board their vessel, and Ty can’t disclose his special training.

As Coral climbs the dueling ranks, the stakes with the town bully go even higher. Her place as a duelist and her work with her beloved dolphins are turning with the tide—until newcomer Ty becomes an ally. Will they find enough trust in each other, despite their secrets, to stay afloat?

LOST WHISPERER OF THE SEAS continues the journey of a generation of magic-wielders as they restore their connections to nature and community.

Sail off with a clean & wholesome cozy fantasy appropriate for adults and young adults. Some mild cursing. Can be read as a first story in the Windborne series.

Confident and carefree, Salm can speak with dolphins, but he hasn’t managed to talk his way into getting his own ship. At eighteen, he wants to protect the Windborne coast and waters, but to sail the rough seas ahead, he needs a partner—one his hyper magic gets along with.

Luna keeps the beacon burning in her family lighthouse to guide sailors safely along the windswept Scotland sea cliffs, but she feels as lost as the orphaned gull she's raising. How can she ever spread her wings, knowing that would mean leaving her widowed father and motherless sisters?

She falls for the exuberant Salm—until he accidentally spills a secret that pulls her family deeper into the shadows of grief, and she takes refuge behind higher walls than the lighthouse tower. Can the fellow who wears his heart on his sleeve persuade the cautious Luna to finally trust her own feelings?

KEEPERS OF THE SEA CLIFFS explores the struggles of older teens setting their own course in life, while still holding true to their magical connections to nature and community.

Soar into a clean & wholesome cozy fantasy appropriate for adults and young adults. Some mild cursing.

A new wizard boyfriend.

Differing holiday traditions.

First gifts for each other.

’Tis the season to be jolly...and anxious.

Combining wizard and human holiday celebrations becomes tricky when everyone in Fern and Beri’s new family--even Hilda the guinea pig!--expects something different, causing trouble and tugging at their heartstrings!

SOLSTICE GIFTS is a festive, clean & wholesome short story in the Windborne series, taking place after the events of The Witch of the Meadows. You don’t need to have read Book 1 to enjoy this magical story, but it contains spoilers!

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Fifteen-year-old Raven of the Meadows loves a good game, especially if he’s created more than a fair chance of winning. But when an untimely bit of magic—his!—hurts a wild animal, he draws the ire of the sternest elder on the Isle of Giuthas. To his horror, everyone else playing also falls into trouble, even Willow of the Forest, who never breaks a rule. Beri, his adopted brother, is determined they will not lose their privileges, and joins Raven to set this right.

 

Keeping their magic under wraps, the wizard lads must act by their wits through the confusing policies of a veterinary surgery, the strange but cute habits of guinea pigs and their watchful grandmother’s judgement.

 

DOUBLE RESCUE is a fun, action-adventure in the Windborne YA cozy fantasy series, set two summers before the events of The Witch of the Meadows. This 70-page novella is available only as a free download when signing up for Laurel Wanrow’s author newsletter.

The story contains read-between-the-lines, minor spoilers for book 1.

A medieval festival. An outing with friends. With costumes and their magic locked away, no one will suspect they’re wizards, right?

Fifteen-year-old Raven wants nothing more than to spend the day talking to his smart and fun neighbor, Willow, but his gran has other plans for their outing to a human medieval faire. It’s a test for the young wizards from their hidden island, a trial in passing as human, and everyone must take it seriously. The teens have received strict instructions, from dressing up in old-style costumes to locking away their magic and not even breathing words like spells and magic.

Fine, Raven will go along. Except…Salm—older and charming—is paying too much attention to Willow. With no help coming from Beri, his adopted brother who is grumpier than an old badger, scornful glares from Oyster and many interruptions by Coral, Salm’s annoying younger sister, Raven’s only hope to catch Willow’s eye might be the faire’s squire competition.

Deep in his own plans, Raven overlooks his friends are suffering their own growing pains, especially Beri when the trial forces him to confront the uneasy memories of his mother’s death. Then when one slip threatens their wizard background, can the teens work together to come to the rescue of their friends and family?

Download TRIAL AT THE FAIRE novella for fun & action challenging the island’s wizard teens two summers before the events of The Witch of the Meadows.

Seize adventure in a clean & wholesome cozy fantasy appropriate for adults and young adults. Some mild cursing. This prequel novella contains read-between-the-lines spoilers for Book 1.