Asperfell - by Jamie Thomas (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Even as an old maid of twenty, Briony has no interest in the rituals of the court, especially when her kingdom's ruler has an obsession with brutally eliminating anyone who can use magic from the land. When Briony is arrested for showing signs of magic, she evades a death sentence by jumping through the gate to Asperfell, an enchanted prison built to hold the darkest and most dangerous of Mages.

Trapped amongst the hopeless, the violent, the deranged, Briony does her best to stay alive while also desperately trying to understand her new powers. The only way to get back home is to rescue the true heir to the throne, the Mage prince Elyan who'd been wrongly accused of murdering his father. When she finally finds him, he's nothing like the regal, courageous prince he once was: Elyan's time in Asperfell has made him cynical and jaded.

As they journey together, trying and failing to resist the undeniable attraction between them while fighting incredible terrors, they'll regain the hope of saving their kingdom and come together to fight a tyrant who would destroy all the magic in their world.

About the Author

Jamie Thomas teaches Diploma Programme Language and Literature at an International Baccalaureate school in Tacoma, Washington where she lives in a one hundred and twenty-five-year-old house with her husband, two children, and (according to said husband) too many animals. She also holds a masters degree in vocal performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her first adult novel, "The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall," was released on February 11, 2025, which she also narrated.