Yes, it’s me! Back with another new release on Monday, February 23, 2026! I’m really excited to share this book with you!
She could be brave, but to save her best friend she needed to be fearless.
Sam must overcome her fear of the family legacy, or curse, as she sometimes calls it. But as the next Guardian of the Artifacts, she has a lot to learn before that can happen. When her best friend Nicole receives a mysterious letter from 1929, London, Nicole begs Sam for help. Sam hesitates out of fear, but once she decides to help, Nicole is already gone.
Sam’s anxiety of all things artifacts stops her cold, especially the Roman bricks that create the portal for time-travel, but when she returns to the vault and finds the bricks glowing, she must act. Did Nicole open a portal and use it without her? But how, and did this have something to do with the letter she received?
A whiff of lavender confirms her fear, and in a panic, she runs to Archie, the magical cat and Protector of the artifacts. Only he can help her prepare a time-travel portal to save Nicole and unravel this mystery, but can she trust him? And will she arrive in time to save Nicole?
Avis M. Adams lives in Oregon and has had four YA novels released by The Wild Rose Press, The Incident, The Disappearing Names, The Consequences., and The Disappearing Bloodline. She has a romance novella, The Christmas Wish Knotts. Quilcene, a chapbook of her poetry. She teaches English at a local community college, and belongs to the Baker Street Writers Group, and Flamingos Reborn, and is an active member of the Willamette Writers. She presents sessions on writing craft at local conferences and meetings. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she writes, hikes, kayaks, gardens, and enjoys the company of her granddaughter.
Hello readers, and welcome to another YNFA! I have a book releasing tomorrow, February 23, 2026, and I am so excited to share it with you! This is another YA time travel, adventure with elements of fantasy and magic! It begins in Seattle, Washington in the present day, and my protagonist Samantha Stewart and her best friend Nicole jump through time to Covent Garden, London England in 1929 just days before the crash of the financial markets around the world.
In book 2 of the Lavender and Time Series, The Disappearing Bloodline explores the magic behind the time travel and gives Sam more information on how her place in this realm is changing. Archie, The Protector of the Artifacts, is back, and his role is threatened as he strives to save a document that is crucial to Nicole’s survival!
Here is a short excerpt from The Disappearing Bloodlines:
The call of “fresh scones, and “get your fresh cucumbers” rang through the market as Sam reached Floral Street. She turned right onto James Street and found a wooden door to the left unlocked. Whatever was pulling her here wanted her to go underground. The door creaked as she pulled it open, and she followed the stairs into the dim light of the tunnel.
Why here? Did this have something to do with Archie? If not, was it the letter? Why else would she be drawn to this underground tunnel? A white sign with red and black lettering appeared at the bottom of the stairs.
Royal Mail Rail
Covent Garden Market.
Something was wrong. She scanned the shadows where the wall met the floor. Was that a pile of rags, or—”
With her heart in her throat, she raced the distance down the tunnel on winged feet. It was as she feared, an orange tabby.
Archie.
She gasped as she knelt over him. Blood ran from his nostrils and a long gash on his forehead.
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