The Palace
A home of ceremony and secrets, where Anne’s future has always seemed certain—until safety demands she leave it behind.
The Cavindele Chronicles · Book One
Into the Ashes
A kingdom in mourning. Two sisters in hiding.
A future queen who must find her own way home.
An original middle-grade fantasy
by Norah Lauppe
About the book
When the crown becomes a target,
courage learns another name.
Princess Anne has always known the road to the throne. She never imagined it would begin in disguise.
When Anne and her younger sister Sofie lose their beloved nanny, Linda, grief settles over the palace—and whispers of killers move through the kingdom. To keep the princesses safe, their parents send them far from court, dressed as peasants and bound for the village of Horrow.
There, royal lessons give way to muddy roads, unfamiliar chores, and friendships Anne never expected. As she learns the skills of an ordinary village life, she begins to discover a kind of strength no crown can bestow.
But danger has not forgotten Cavindele. To protect the people she loves, Anne must risk the road home—and face the Trials of the Throne.
Some trials are chosen. Others choose you.
The world of Cavindele
Beyond the palace walls
Cavindele is a kingdom of old vows, watchful roads, and villages where a person’s worth is measured by what they do—not the title they carry.
Horrow
A humble village that asks the princesses to trade courtly manners for practical hands, honest work, and unexpected friendship.
The Road Home
A path shadowed by rumor and danger, leading toward the kingdom Anne may one day be called to serve.
The journey begins soon
Bring Cavindele home
The ebook edition of Into the Ashes is being prepared. Purchase details will appear here when it is ready.
No preorder or payment is being collected at this time.