By GeAnn Powers
The String Bean and the Firefly
Christian Fantasy
Ariel is a fairy princess from a colony of scavengers. Her life has been one of hunger, emptiness, and fear. In a year’s time, she will have to choose one of her ruthless barbarian kin to marry and be condemned to a life of servitude and hopelessness.
Basil is a well educated young elf, used to a life of books, warmth, and friendship. With his pack full of vials and potions, he was just wanting to get home.
One chance encounter with a spider web entangled their lives and changed their worlds forever.
About the Author
GeAnn Powers
The daughter of a rainbow chaser and a bridge burner, GeAnn Powers spent the first twenty years of her life as an urban gypsy roaming with her family through dozens of cities in six different states. With little opportunity to make and keep friends, GeAnn turned to books as an escape from her hectic lifestyle. Reading sparked her imagination and stories began forming in her own mind. When the family got to Kansas, GeAnn’s sojourner lifestyle finally came to an end. The back roads, scattered grooves, and the rolling countryside of Elk County became home to the elves and fairies residing in her imagination. The Year of the Firefly series is Mrs. Powers’ epic fantasy journey those back roads took her on.
Mrs. Powers currently resides in Michigan with her husband and sons, but her heart and her fairy realm will forever belong to the quiet brooks and shady grooves of the Little Ozarks of Kansas.
Published Books
Number OF Serieses
books published in serieses
Other Books in the Firefly Series
The Keeper and the Firefly
(Book 2)
“What will I learn today?” Ariel wonders. Life has changed for the flyer since she’d met Basil the elf in a spider’s web. The fairy princess’ days are now filled with new friends and new discoveries. She’s learned to read, cook and even make fire.
But Keeper, the leader of the Raphas, has returned.
The princess didn’t know what to expect from the mentor, but she’s about to make discoveries that will dramatically change her life even more. Who is this strange leader? What is his connection to Ariel’s long dead mother? And how will his past affect her future?
The Rapha and the Firefly
(Book 3)
Ariel already knows how to read and write, but according to Keeper, that isn’t enough. She’s to be loaned out to the Rapha to continue her education.
But what can a flyer learn from a tree sprite, a river nymph or a lady gnome?
Why do they bother treating those who are dying or chronically ill?
How does Tanner know about her mother?
And what is this mysterious Assembly and why is she forbidden from attending?
The Return of the Firefly
(Book 4)
What could a young flyer princess learn from a grumpy old elf who seems to criticize her every move?
Ariel has been banished from her Rapha friends for two weeks. Not content to be idle, the fairy princess uses her time teaching her barbaric colony some of the new skills she’s learned from the elves on the other side of the valley.
But now, her two weeks are up, and it’s time for her to face Keeper, the Rapha leader who banished her and will be her new teacher.
How can she learn anything from this creature when she can hardly stand to be in the same room with him?
My Other Books
I Love You Like Salt
I Love You Like Salt – A Tale Older Than Salt:
“How much do you love me?” the king asked his daughters.
“I love you like diamonds,” said the first.
“I love you like gold,” said the second.
“I love you like salt,” said the third.
That was when the king learned what love truly is.
Grandpa John and the Cannibals
It’s World War II. John Bramble’s plane is shot down over an island in the south seas. The first people to find him are the cannibals. Is there any hope for the young pilot, or will he be their next meal?
This is the incredible tale of one man’s redemption.
Three Days in Hell
What happened during those 3 days that Jesus was dead? This work of speculative fiction presents one possible story of what happened in the underworld as well as the upper world, and the Jewish festivals that played a huge part in explaining why Jesus died for us. Lucifer and Death are presented front and center in this tale of the redeeming value of Christ’s sacrifice for mankind.
“Teach me to read,” Ariel said.
Basil stared at her. “Flyers can’t read. Everyone knows that.”
“So, teach me.”
Now it was Basil’s turn to stop and think. Could a flyer be taught to read? He had never heard of it being done.
“Ok,” Basil tentatively agreed. “You bring me food and water every day, and I’ll give you reading lessons.”
The String Bean and the Firefly, Chapter 2: An Arrangement
Upcoming Events
Summer 2023
The Belding Beatnik Bazaar: 2nd Saturday of every month, June - October
Located in Belding Michigan, enjoy a day of shopping and browsing amongst local and area craftsmen. Booths sell everything from rocks to hot dogs, handmade wooden signs and hand-woven blankets. Nestled within the other area artists, look to find members of the Word Weavers Authors guild displaying their tales and stories in varying genre and audiences.
Fall 2023
New books coming out
Books 5 and 6 of the firefly series are currently in draft form and are being edited and improved. Look for both to come out by the end of this year.
Coming Soon!
Fall 2024
Book 5
(Currently Untitled)
Christian Fantasy
Basil and Dill return to the Appalachian mountains where Basil’s father is dying. Why did Basil leave his family behind? Will he now stay to help them or return to Kansas? Will Dill stay with his friend or go back to the Rapha? And what will happen to Ariel with her two mentors gone
My Writing Blog
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