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IN THE FINCH'S HEART: Book one of A Tale of Two Birds
A race of shapeshifting bird people, a kingdom scarred by war, and a heart that must choose between resentment and hope.
As the next in line of a noble warrior family, Florence Finch longs to serve her queen as a royal guard. Florence’s mother however plans to send her away to study as a fine arts noble in another kingdom. Florence must convince her mother to let her stay while also secretly practicing for the guard academy’s archery contest in order to earn a spot as a cadet, a task seemingly impossible until she meets a strangely cheerful boy determined to help her.
As a lower-class citizen, Peck Woodpecker knows better than to befriend a girl from the kingdom that conquered his people during the Swan Queen’s war. She’ll despise him once she learns the truth, but helping her is his only comfort from watching his siblings crumble after their parents’ execution. If Peck can’t make his family smile again, perhaps he can keep Florence from following them down the path of anger.
Lies never heal however and soon Florence and Peck will need to confront the pain they’re running away from or risk becoming another casualty of their kingdom’s tragic history.
Book one of A Tale of Two Birds, a noblebright YA fantasy trilogy
Reader This story was written for ages 13-17.
Trigger for depictions of physical and emotional abuse by a family member and graphic violence. For a content guide with page numbers and scene summaries containing sensitive material, please visit my website at (link coming soon)
As the next in line of a noble warrior family, Florence Finch longs to serve her queen as a royal guard. Florence’s mother however plans to send her away to study as a fine arts noble in another kingdom. Florence must convince her mother to let her stay while also secretly practicing for the guard academy’s archery contest in order to earn a spot as a cadet, a task seemingly impossible until she meets a strangely cheerful boy determined to help her.
As a lower-class citizen, Peck Woodpecker knows better than to befriend a girl from the kingdom that conquered his people during the Swan Queen’s war. She’ll despise him once she learns the truth, but helping her is his only comfort from watching his siblings crumble after their parents’ execution. If Peck can’t make his family smile again, perhaps he can keep Florence from following them down the path of anger.
Lies never heal however and soon Florence and Peck will need to confront the pain they’re running away from or risk becoming another casualty of their kingdom’s tragic history.
Book one of A Tale of Two Birds, a noblebright YA fantasy trilogy
Reader This story was written for ages 13-17.
Trigger for depictions of physical and emotional abuse by a family member and graphic violence. For a content guide with page numbers and scene summaries containing sensitive material, please visit my website at (link coming soon)
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2025
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August 23, 2025
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Such a sweet debut novel! I did find the middle of the story a bit slow and wasn’t sure of the characters age until almost the end, but I love the characters and world building and a shape shifting bird race is such a fun concept! I look forward to reading the sequel and seeing how the story develops.
Such a sweet debut novel! I did find the middle of the story a bit slow and wasn’t sure of the characters age until almost the end, but I love the characters and world building and a shape shifting bird race is such a fun concept! I look forward to reading the sequel and seeing how the story develops.
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