Rosefire
Asael is a kingdom in crisis.
Perhaps it is a coincidence that Anya arrived on Karan’s doorstep—without a past and with great skill in magic—the same night that Crown Prince Loran died, but Karan is not certain she believes in coincidence anymore.
Author Carolyn Clare Givens' young adult fantasy novel is a story of friendship, redemption, and sacrifice. As Karan and Anya, along with Karan's brother Richard and friend Edmund, begin to seek the promised Rose of the Ancient Writings, they learn that the destinies of kingdoms are forged, not always in the heat of battle, but in the hearts and minds of their leaders.
“In Rosefire, Carolyn Clare Givens introduces us to an expertly-crafted world filled with relatable characters whose internal conflicts are a mirror of their world. She gives the reader the opportunity to discover the underlying truths in the novel’s world alongside the characters, and through that, insight into our own.”
–John Palmer Gregg, Author of Some Glow Brightly
Carolyn Clare Givens
Carolyn Clare Givens is a displaced Northerner exploring the foreign ways of the South. She works in communications at New City Church in North Carolina, handling much of the stuff that goes on screens or paper (or signs, or t-shirts, or pens, or mugs….). Carrie lives in Charlotte with her literary cat, Lord Peter Wimsey. She has previously bumped around the world, both as a missionary kid and adult. Carrie was part of the publishing process on more than 30 books before launching Bandersnatch. She’s the author of Rosefire, published by Bandersnatch Books in 2021, and The King’s Messenger, released as a new edition by Bandersnatch in 2022.
