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. 

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?

Coming Soon!

Fall 2024

Book 5
Working Title: The String Bean, The Pickle, and The Firefly

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