About the Book

Book: Here Lyeth (A Lifeline Fantasy Series Book Three. It can be read as a stand alone)

Author: Johanna Frank

Genre: Religious Fantasy / Coming of Age Fantasy

Release date: November 1, 2024

Answers to her identity lie beneath a gravestone; her own.

Something was missing. It was easy for Lexxie to bury that niggling sense, she had all the love and protection a young woman needed. But when the man she thought to be her father spilled a fever-pitched confession, her content and isolated life ended. Angry and heartbroken, she left the people she loved on a mere hint—her true father lived in Vereiteln Dorf, two villages over. Once there, she’s drawn to an unconsecrated graveyard and patches shocking revelations and broken pieces together, and the more she does, the more her presence in this superstitious village becomes a threat. The perils of a noose amid a 1688 witch hunt lay heavy on her shoulders.

Years earlier, in the same village, young Meginhardt succumbs to a vicious attack. Ethereal beings take him on a time-traveling journey to resolve the lad’s deeply rooted struggles. When Meginhardt learns that some woman named Lexxie is the chosen one to carry forward his father’s line of descendants, fits of jealousy ensue—a dream shattered. It should have been him. He becomes frantic to ensure the demise of this undeserving woman. In apparitional form he delivers her a message, face to face.

Her future lyeth in his words.

STIRRING… EXTRAORDINARY… UPLIFTING

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About the Author – Johanna Frank

Before she started writing, Johanna spent her days working with profit and non-profit organizations, while spending her evenings studying theology part-time. Now she spends her waking hours creating fantastical stories she hopes will touch the lives of her readers. Her goal—to deliver soulful, whimsical, and venturous reads.

 

 

 

More from Johanna Frank

A little heavenly imagination can loosen the chains of life.

My ‘playground’ for creating Here Lyeth was far-reaching, though insulated with firm boundaries. From fictional Germanic villages in days of old in one corner, a low fantasy kingdom where the perished journey to the foot of a guarded gate, in the other.

Admittedly, I took many privileges with beloved values and symbolisms dear to my faith, daring to employ startling imagination for the purpose of enticing generosity of thought for the great …and small …mysteries in life. My favourite, where the waters of a supranatural river flows through time carrying with it various stones, each belonging to a life on Earth, often getting caught in stormy swirls or stuck in a bank of mud, representations of its owner’s personal trials and sufferings.

The story itself, though smattered with biblical senses, is not meant to be a teaching of ways, (I’m not qualified for such!) rather, to provide inklings of encouragement, to set within minds a sublime curiosity—what life might we find after this one?

My hope is you will enjoy the sparkles of divine happenstances, the pulls of faith and the eager wonder of ever-after capers to be pleasing.

Although the third instalment into A Lifeline Fantasy Series as far as publication dates go, Here Lyeth takes the position of first when it comes to the natural flow of time compared to its stand-alone novel-mates, The Gatekeeper’s Descendants and Jophiel’s Secret.

I promise you, Here Lyeth won’t leave you hanging, though it may unearth you a little 🙂

Johanna

Author Interview – Johanna Frank

When you are not writing, what other hats do you wear? What do you do for fun?

One fun project I’ve worked on over the past few years, other than writing that is, was one with my husband to renovate a seasonal park home. We took it down right to its barest of bones, reworked the space including the windows, and with a 50’s kinda-style decorated it to our liking. Its our weekend home in the summertime and we’ve had plenty of grandchildren sleep over and special family time. My favourite is the fridge and the mint green flavouring to the space!

What is your favorite genre to read? What about that genre draws you?

Funny as I can’t say I have an absolute favourite genre, though mysteries, crime, family drama, the odd romance, and fantasy are all on my list of okays. What I find is that I like my reads to have an easy flowing writing style, a fairly fast pace, at least one character I can relate to, and a bit of humour splashed here and there. And I always appreciate a good ending.

What is your favorite thing about this time of year?

It’s the Spring that gets me excited—new things growing, shedding the winter clothing, and having the knowledge that the entire summer lays ahead. Upon the first weekend in May each year, I remind myself that in just a few blinks, it’ll be labour day! So enjoy. Having said that, fall colours and cool evenings bring on a warmth that urges me back into making the chicken and beef stews with dumplings that our family missed having all summer long.

How does your faith play out in your writing?

The characters in each novel are at varying points in their journey, a place that is personal to them. I like to watch their faith unfold and blossom as they struggle through circumstances, whether it be a little twig of curiosity or life altering root growth. 

Young Author’s Days were an important part of my work as a school librarian. What advice would you give to a child or teen who wants to be a writer?

I love this question. Having a teen grandchild who started a story as part of a school project, it was such a treat to read each scene as they were developed. Creative projects in the field of writing can foster innovative and critical thinking—there’s the structure of the plot to work out, the setting decisions to make and the identification of ways to show just who your characters are. My advice would be to find your own writing style and remember, its not a competition. Let if flow.

Thank you for joining us today, Johanna. We enjoyed getting to know you better.

Views expressed in this interview/guest post do not necessarily reflect the views of this blog host.

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