The Balloonist Chronicles
2 primary works
Book 1
Olivia’s fate is bound to a magical time travelling hot air balloon.
Lucy just wants to make it through the school day alive.
Olivia is willing to trade everything for the chance to be worthy of William’s hand in marriage. As the son of a nobleman, he could never marry an orphan girl. Desperate for the love she didn’t receive from her parents, she embarks on an adventure in an enchanted hot air balloon. But with no control over what world or time it will take her to next, will she realise too late that she’s left behind those who loved her most?
Lucy isn’t like the girls at school, and they do their best to remind her every chance they get. Then one night, in the middle of a horrific storm, a hot air balloon crashes on her property carrying an injured stranger who will change her life forever.
Olivia’s knows her stories of time travel, magic, elves, and pirates are hard for Lucy to believe. But each of them holds one of the many lessons she’s learned on her incredible adventure.
Their fates are intertwined, but what happens when two worlds collide?
Book 2
War has been declared.
Furious at being deceived by Olivia, and with the magic of the fae failing, the Elven queen vows to destroy the rebel elves and their home once and for all.
When mother Earth reveals Olivia is their only hope of winning the coming battle, she has two choices. Stay and fight for her friend’s freedom—at the risk of never seeing her loved ones again. Or flee in her magic hot air balloon in the hope of returning home.
In another world, Lucy struggles to navigate life with friends. A task made infinitely harder when she falls on her face during a touch football game, securing the loss for her team. Embarrassed, she retreats to the comfort of solitude once more. Can Lucy push through her humiliation? Or will she ruin the friendships she’s worked so hard for?
Both must decide if they will fight their fears or return to the safety of the worlds they once knew.