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The Wise One (The Scottish Scrolls)
The Wise One (The Scottish Scrolls)
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Discover the captivating blend of witchy fantasy, Celtic folklore, and real-world intrigue in The Wise One—an unmissable adventure for all who crave an enchanting escape to 90s Ireland.

Mckenna's never thought much of her nightmares, but on her seventeenth birthday, a vivid dream of burning at the stake awakens her dormant abilities, thrusting her into a world where faeries are real, spirits hold a grudge, and a High Priestess obsessed with a 16th-century prophecy is tracking her every move.

Now, her overprotective dads, Seán and Andre, are forced to tell her the truth—they know who her birth mother is, and her life is not the surrogate story she's always been told. Abigail, Mckenna's mom, is some sort of mystic, and Mckenna a Wise One.

Whatever the hell that means.

With the help of a persistent little wren and company of a newfound friend, Mckenna journeys to Ireland in search of her mother and real answers. Along the way, she learns to harness her innate magic and trust her intuition, as best she can anyway—Cillian, a kind and passionate delegate who crosses her path, is proving much harder to read.

Only her mother could truly help her halt her ill fate and prepare her for what's to come . . . before she gives in to the darkness she knows is buried deep within.

Author K.T. Anglehart expertly weaves a story set in Ireland that is both timeless and unique, a perfect cross-market read for those searching for the next endearing urban fantasy classic.

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Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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Mckenna O’Dwyer feels different for some reason, but she can’t put her finger on exactly why she feels this way. Things happen to her- like having extremely vivid and frightening nightmares of burning at the stake – but none of the information in the nightmares ever makes sense to her. That is until her seventeenth birthday happens and everything now seems to change for her. She’s feeling things that are odd to her, and both of her dads can’t seem to help her understand what’s happening to her.

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The Wise One by K. T. Anglehart is a fantasy tale about a young girl who yearned to discover the hidden truth about her existence and that of her mother. Mckenna O'Dwyer, a young girl, had a terrible dream on her birthday, and apart from that, she could feel things happening like seeing and feeling things others can't. At first, she thought of telling her dads, Seán and Andre, but she did not want them thinking weirdly of her. One particular day, another young girl, Nissa, came to Mckenna's school to encourage them to sign a form that supports recycling of materials.

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