LAURA E. THOMPSON

 

​

 

 

The Burden of Destiny:

​

Humans are “primitive, unintelligent, and highly emotional.” Luckily that's only half of Isobel's problem...

Dark beasts and terror are coming. Isobel is warned that only her special instincts and abilities can save her villagers from extinction caused by evil creatures called the Carachi, possibly sent by her mother’s killer. To save her people and preserve her safe world, Isobel must cross the bridge from her childish mind to reality and accept that she cannot escape her destiny.

Legends are steeped in truth and there is much to learn about the secrets of the world in which Isobel lives. Isobel must now leave her childhood home in Greenhill to forge new bonds with an ancient race that has been hidden for centuries, and try to persuade them to emerge once again and fight for her people. If successful, Isobel could confront her mother’s killer...

...But, if she fails, the world could fall into darkness forever.

Full of adventure, The Burden of Destiny follows a young heroine’s quest to find her place and save her people. It will inspire readers by addressing the meaning of trust, duty, loss, love, and the importance of preserving the world in which we all belong.

​

​

Elemental's Favor:

​

Madeara’s dark forces are drawing near. Isobel’s magic is stronger than ever but she hasn’t proven herself worthy of the elemental’s support yet. With Mauve injured and alliances shaky, Isobel is beginning to doubt if she will ever fulfill her destiny and prevail over the evil Madeara. 

The enchanting journey continues with book two of Elven Quest: Elemental’s Favor, as we follow our young heroine Isobel and her band of irreplaceable companions. They will face new challenges, encounter new magic and learn more about each other and the elements that surround them. The group travels toward Undrean in an attempt to put an end to the evil Madeara, who plans to plunge the realm into darkness and misery.

 

​

Realization of Truth:

 

After surviving her sister’s attempt on her life, Isobel has set sail with her family and friends headed south to Undrean to face Madeara’s dark force army. First, she and her companions must survive the trip, which will not be easy with Madeara sending attackers and blocking her path. Isobel has support and allies waiting for her in Undrean, if she can only get there.

Book three of Elven Quest: Realization of Truth, is an exciting, climatic end of the journey, full of endearing moments with familiar faces. Isobel must unravel hidden truths and attempt to gain the trust of the remaining Elementals. She will not have any hope of beating her sister and her forces without them.

Finally, readers will experience the last in-person confrontation between Isobel and Madeara and will find out why Madeara has committed her terrible crimes. The question is, whose magic is strong enough to defeat the other?

​

​

Coming Soon: Book 4: The Elven War, Book 5: A Mysterious Time & Book 6: Untitled at this time.

​

________________________________________________________________________________

​

I also now write YA drama under the penname L.E. LaBarge, the first of my series Freak or Unique: Amity Boppin's Story is now available. For anyone who has ever felt like an outsider; it is a perfect book for parents or teachers to gift to their tweens or teens. The series is about real life topics that teens struggle with everyday and overcoming them to learn how to shine their own unique light in the world. 

 

On a crisp Christmas morning in 1993 twelve-year-old Amity’s life changes forever when she suddenly has an Epileptic seizure. Amity feels the same on the inside, but to the world she is now the girl with Epilepsy who is constantly asked, “how are you feeling?” or worse, ignored completely. Amity wishes more than anything that her life could just go back the way it always was.

It’s difficult for Amity to see the positives when she is living in the peer pressure environment of tweenhood. Being different is not typically celebrated and yet, Amity learns that all of her peers feel different in one way or another. Is she a freak or unique? “Everyone has something,” her best friend Hattie tells her. “Something that makes them special and something that they struggle with. Or maybe those two things are the same thing.” So, in a way, they’re all uniquely the same. Eventually Amity realizes that since she cannot change her condition, she could learn to embrace it.

A carefully crafted coming of age story for anyone that has ever felt like an outsider. Amity’s story will uplift and inspire readers and each of her friends have a story of their own to tell.

(Note: 5% of the book sales from this book will be donated to the Epilepsy Foundation)

https://epilepsynewengland.org/

​

Amazon.com: Freak or Unique:: Amity Boppin's Story (9798702997032): LaBarge, L.E.: Books

​

"A perfect book for teachers to assign to students to teach about empathy, managing feelings and self confidence." - Reader

 

"I can see tons of younger people relating to Amity and finding strength in her." - Reader 2

 

"It's a great series idea with a necessary message that different can be normal." - Reader 3

​

​