About the Book

Book: The Restitching of Camille DuLaine (The Rivenlea Book 2)

Author: Lindsay A. Franklin

Genre: YA Fantasy

Release Date: February 10, 2023

A splintered world, a heart gone cold.

Hope reborn in threads of gold.

After accidentally bridging the storyworlds together, Emlyn DuLaine faces an impossible task: sever the connections without destroying the stories themselves. If she fails, the characters will be trapped in twisted versions of their tales, forced to relive their worst moments forever.

But undoing the bridges is only the beginning. To truly fix what’sbunraveling, Emlyn must uncover the secret flaw buried deep in Rivenlea’sbfoundation, something that’s been wrong since the very start.

And the danger has never been closer to home. The clock is ticking for the injured wyvern who needs Rivenlite air to survive and the story boy Emlyn swore she’d never fall for. Emlyn and her team must rescue Frank and Laramie from chaotic, shifting story spheres before they’re gone for good.

But Frank and Laramie aren’t the only ones lost to the spheres. Camille DuLaine is a prisoner, held as bait by someone who knows exactly how to lure her sister in. After seven years of sleep, Camille wakes to find herself trapped in a storybook and sure of only one thing: Emlyn must stay far, faraway.

Racing to solve one mind-bending puzzle after the next, Emlyn uncovers a plan seventeen years in the making. She stands at the center of a fractured universe—and she might be too late to save it.

Click here to get your copy!

About the Author

Lindsay A. Franklin is the Carol Award–winning author of The Story Peddler, the ECPA best-selling author of Adored, and Managing Editor of Enclave Publishing. She would wear pajama pants all the time if it were socially acceptable. Lindsay lives happily among the rain and evergreens of the Pacific Northwest with her scruffy-looking nerf-herder husband, their three (nearly) grown geeklings, and three demanding thunder pillows (a.k.a. cats).

More from Lindsay

The Fiction-Fixer’s Handbook:

A Guest Post by Emlyn DuLaine, the Newest Member of Novem XVII

I haven’t been a Novemite long, and if you want advice from an absolute expert, you’ll have to ask Captain Doyle or maybe Laramie, if you can manage to push your way past the cloud of ego that surrounds him at all times.

But I’ve been diving into upside-down classics, wrangling rogue characters, bridging broken plots, and saving story spheres long enough to give some helpful pointers on how to keep your wits about you when you, too, traverse the fantastical, fictional universes we all know and love.

Read on for my hard-won wisdom.

Never accept apples from anyone. Ever. Even if they promise it’s organic and locally sourced. Just don’t.
If a book starts whispering, close it immediately. This is not the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Cursed tomes are not to be trifled with.
Stay away from unattended spinning wheels and mirrors that look a little too shiny. Exercise caution around wardrobe-shaped furniture. Odds are high you’re about to be enchanted, imprisoned, or transported. Stay vigilant.
Beware of overly charming men in masks, hoods, and/or capes. It’s 50/50 on whether he’s a tragic hero or a villain with a vendetta. Proceed with caution.
Always check the fine print on magical contracts. If the terms include “firstborn child” or an unspecified “favor” to be later named, run.
Characters who break into song at random intervals are either harmless or extremely dangerous. If they’re just narrating their morning routine, you’re fine. If the music gets ominous, assume the worst.
If you find yourself in the company of a talking animal sidekick, always ask for its backstory. Talking cats may be friend or foe, sometimes both if it starts telling riddles. Grumpy toads are probably cursed nobles. Overdramatic ravens are almost always bad news.
When in doubt, follow the protagonist—but not too closely. The main character has plot armor. You do not.

If you’re hoping for a fairy-tale ending, these tips might get you there. Stay safe, friends. And happy sphere-diving!

Interview with the Author

1)What does success as an author look like to you?

Success to me is having the privilege of continuing to tell stories. As long as there are readers out there who are excited to join me on my next adventure, I get to keep creating them, dreaming up new story people and fictional universes. That’s success to me.

2)Which character did you connect to best in this book?

Camille is the one who touched my heart in a really special way. Through her, I got to explore sisterly bonds, and I wrote this book during a time when I was really missing my own sister. Through Emlyn and Camille’s relationship, I got to travel back in time to our childhood. I got to remember the longings of my little sister heart, and in The Restitching of Camille DuLaine, I got to give Camille her own big sister voice.

3)Which part of the book was the most difficult to write?

The whole thing! This stubborn book simply refused to be outlined. I knew where I wanted to go with it, but I usually like to have a solid roadmap in hand before I start drafting, and I simply couldn’t make my thoughts come together in that way this time. With my deadline fast approaching, I simply had to start writing without my usual detailed beat sheet or index cards. But somehow, it all came together.

4)What is your vacation spot?

My husband and I both travel quite a lot but rarely together! We are usually traveling for work. For Christmas, we got to take our first family vacation in six years, and we headed to Disneyland. Disney is one of those vacations where you kind of need a separate vacation to recover afterward, but it was so much fun. This was our first trip where our kids were (mostly) grown, and it was both completely different and entirely the same.

5)Describe your view as you’re sitting in your writing chair.
If I glance to my left, I’m looking out the big window in my bedroom. From here, I can see the back garden—fruit trees, planter boxes filled with veggies and herbs, trellises and bins covered in berry and grape vines, a hill speckled in flowers, and a walking path paved in flat gray stones. Beyond the back fence, across a narrow road, my neighbor’s field stretches. Sometimes there are cows, occasionally a horse or two, but usually it’s empty. Evergreens border the small farm property, and the crisp Pacific Northwest sky stretches over it all. Rain means life for the plants, so the gray days don’t bother me. But that sky is clear and blue more often than people would guess.