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A Journey to Power (Defenders of the Realm) by [Marie-Hélène Lebeault]

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The Journey Begins: Four Teens, Three Paths, One Destiny.
A Clean YA Epic Fantasy

Human. Witch. Dragon. The Silver Spring will decide their fate!

Join Penelope, Wickham, Kaia, and Herja on their journey of self-discovery and adventure in a magical kingdom where teens are sent to the stream to discover their destiny. These four children, with diverse backgrounds and unique skills, embark on a journey filled with challenges, teamwork, and bravery to rescue the captured witches and dragons. With their combined abilities and quick thinking, they become heroes in their own right, saving the day and leaving a lasting impact on the kingdom. This is just the beginning of their journey as they look forward to attending the Institute and becoming powerful protectors of the peace and safety of their beloved kingdom.

Get ready for an exciting adventure filled with magic, friendship, and courage in this coming-of-age tale.

About the Defenders of the Realm Series

5 action-packed clean YA epic fantasy books

4 clean YA fantasy romance novellas

Body positive. Inclusive. Diverse. Low Trigger.

Witches. Dragons. Fated Mates.

In the land of Eldevon, a group of 13-year-old witches and dragons join forces to prevent an enemy kingdom's kidnapping of magical children. While attending a magical academy, they go on several quests to prepare for their sacred duty: defending their kingdom. Characters navigate societal expectations, personal relationships, and the concept of fated mates as they grow older and face new challenges. Through their quests and experiences, they understand their bonds and the importance of their relationships.

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February 27, 2023
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The Journey Begins: Four Teens, Three Paths, One Destiny.

Defenders of the Realm by Marie-Hélène Lebeault

A Clean YA Epic Fantasy Series

Embark on an epic fantasy adventure with Penelope, Wickham, Kaia, and Herja in this exciting new tale of magic, bravery, and self-discovery.

Join the journey to Silver Springs, where destinies are revealed. With action-packed moments and heartwarming relationships, these four young heroes will fight against villains, overcome obstacles, and come to understand the importance of protecting their kingdom. With the thrill of magic and the challenge of self-discovery, this story is perfect for anyone who loves epic adventures with relatable characters.

Get ready for an exciting adventure filled with magic, friendship, and courage in this coming-of-age tale.

Marie-Hélène Lebeault

Speculative Fiction Author

Marie-Hélène is a Canadian author. She writes young adult quest and adventure stories rooted in the world of fantasy, magic and time travel. With important coming of age lessons at the core of her writing, children and young adults alike will revel in the fantastical journeys of her characters. When not immersed in the worlds of magic and mystery, you’ll find Marie-Hélène hiking, cycling, or lying on the beach with a good book.

To date, Marie-Hélène has published two YA fantasy series, a standalone novel set in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, a speculative fiction short story anthology, four YA Ghost Stories, and a series of whimsical picture books for children aged 3 to 7. A retired teacher, she lives in Quebec, Canada with her grown children.

Books and Series

The Evers Series
The Blood Magick Trilogy
Clarity Castle
What Happens Next? Readers Decide...
Ghost Stories: Stories to Keep You up at Night
Holiday Shifters
Fairy Grandmother Series
Defenders of the Realm

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BVL35LJK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beaches and Trails Publishing (February 27, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1629 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 88 pages

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Marie-Helene Lebeault lives in Quebec, Canada with her young adult children. A retired teacher, she now spends her days writing, translating academic manuals, and lending her voice to corporate training videos. She enjoys reading, hiking, cycling, traveling, and going to the beach.

To date, Marie-Hélène has published two YA Fantasy series, a standalone novel set in the Eastern Townships, a Short Story Anthology, and a series of whimsical Picture Books for children 3 to 7 years old.

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Dana Carrier

Another Great Book by Marie-Hélène Lebault

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2023

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I just finished reading A Journey to Power by Marie-Hélène Lebault. It is the prequel to her new series, Defenders of the Realm and sets the foundation for the rest of the series. The first book of the series, The Quest for the Emerald Rattleback, is due out in late March. I am really looking forward to book 1 and the rest of the series.

Even though I am long past my youth, Marie-Hélène Lebault’s books always pull me into their world. Because she keeps it clean, I feel safe introducing my thirteen-year-old granddaughter to Marie-Hélène’s books. This new series looks like it will be another engrossing series to share with my grandgirl. Lebault has created a fully developed ideal Realm. It’s not perfect, but it is good. She has populated this ideal world with intriguing characters, from a princess to an orphan. The main characters, Penelope, Wickham, Kaia and Herja, each had very different home lives, education and expectations. And they have very different personalities.

In the Realm of Eldavon, thirteen is the age that kids come of age. All the thirteen-year-olds of the Realm journey to the palace to set off on a three-day quest/journey together to the Silver Spring. There they will discover which facet of society they will belong to… witch, dragon or human. Each evening the group stays at a cabin with adults of one of the three facets of the society and listen to each facet’s foundation story.

There is a strong message of service to society and individuals that comes through loud and clear. Most of the 36 children in the prequel have been raised with this message. Some have not. Each individual has a part to play in defending the Realm’s way of life. They learn that different isn’t bad. It’s just… different and accepting people as they are is necessary for the peace of the Realm. They also learn about self-acceptance. And overcoming unmet expectations. This book will speak to teens about how they live their future. I highly recommend it for pre-teens and teens alike… an maybe their parents.

I received an advance copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2023

I LOVE how the author uses this tale to teach our youth about service to others. This society has a systematic coming of age ritual in which all thirteen year-olds participate – a group quest in the form of a three-day hike (supervised by adults, of course). The teens learn about their roles and themselves via folktales and personal interactions; some even teach others along the way.
‘Serving others was their sacred duty…’

A friend stand up for you; a true friend stands up to you.
‘I get it; you’re smart. Stop thinking about what that means for you and start thinking about how you can use your smarts to help other people.

If real life were only so organized and fair! May we adults be as resourceful as this young teens in making the world a better place.

We can follow along on their journey at the Institute in ‘The Quest for the Emerald Rattleback’ (expected toward the end of March).

REVIEW: Quest of the Emerald Rattleback (#1)
YIKES - that snake jumped right out at me!!!
Okay, now that my blood pressure is back down to a normal level…

I recently enjoyed the prequel, yet see so much more in the sequel. This book has a LOT of positive messages.
‘Your feelings are never silly.’
‘Almost counts. Every effort you make counts.’
Children need to feel safe – especially around adults.
‘We have to balance what we give to the Kingdom and what we give to our families.’

The author gently incorporates situations that may discomfort kids and younger teens. The characters express their feelings (internally and externally) and have respectful conversations about them with adults. Examples such as these are crucial for children to develop self-esteem as well as communication skills. This is a time when our youngsters are starting to going through another stage of identity growth and changes made by other people can be scary:
‘I want to be me. I don’t even know who the girl in the mirror is anymore.’

I appreciate how the author has the kids being taught about their bodies – in the classroom where education is supposed to occur. They even discuss politics as current events.
Adults are positive role models and provide helpful advice:
‘With Herja, being blunt is best. Don’t hint, and don’t sugar coat. Tell her directly, and she will do her best to change that behavior.’
As someone diagnosed with ADHD as an older adult rather than as a child, I tell others that people have various levels of self-awareness. Some of us really have none, so we do not pick up on basic social cues from others. When (not if, when) we do something that upsets somebody, we most likely will not recognize the facial expression and/or the tone of voice. And just forget about sarcasm… We NEED to be told, gently and respectfully, how we bothered somebody and how they expect us to change. It sounds like it may be difficult, but trust me, it’ll be appreciated in the long run. Better to start doing that when someone’s young rather than a 35+ year-old adult.
FYI – this applies to anyone on any of the ‘spectrums’ and for other neurological/psychological reasons.

The innocence of childhood and the loss thereof:
When an adult threatens to harm the group (in detail), one of the kids is totally and completely bewildered by his comments. She asks him questions and tells him she doesn’t understand. He repeats his threats, and her reply is:
‘But adults don't hurt children’.
When the same man explains his reasoning (“Your kingdom hordes magic”), she attempts to describe the actual situation to him but to no avail. He continued to threaten them and then to even gaslight them – as if his plight were their fault!
Kids understand more than for what they receive credit…

Fave quote – these kids really do have confidence!
‘Just because I don’t see a way out of this doesn’t mean there isn’t one.’

I have other books by this author to read and review – I highly recommend her works. Looking forward to more of this in the sequel ‘The Quest for the Sacred Tree’!

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JL

Great New World from a Very Imaginative Author

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2023

An exciting new series with an interesting plot.
The Realm is comprised of humans, witches and dragons. People are not born into these roles (and there seems to be no genetics tied to each) – they learn of their fate when they come of age. From there, each is trained in that role to serve the people.
Worldbuilding is really imaginative, and the characters have good backstories.
Since this is the prequel, it seems set up well for important things to come for this group of children.

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Imaginative coming of age tale.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 24, 2023

Wickham, Penelope, Kaia and Herja are leaving on their quest to Silver Springs to see if they are witch, dragon or human along with all the other thirteen year olds in the land. This story follow these youngsters as they learn more than they expected on their quest to self discovery. The setting is interesting with mystical creatures and experiences. I enjoyed imagining this land and the characters in it.

I received an advance reader copy (ARC) of the book from the author and this is my honest review.

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Alli Wait

Hunger Games meets Hogwarts

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 5, 2023

This was an awesome intro to the series and had me hooked right away! I have already shared it with like 4 people! I cannot wait to read the whole series.

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