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Spark: The Firebrand Chronicles Book 1
Brenna James wanted one thing for her Belgian waffles.
Instead, her mom has vanished, her ADHD is tanking her history grade, and her hands keep literally catching fire.
When Brenna travels through a portal to find her mom, her arrival in the kingdom of Linneah sparks chaos. A royal is dead. The kingdom’s most powerful relic, the Sacred Veil, is missing. And a griffin has just signed up to be her mode of transportation.
Brenna partners with Baldwin, an irritatingly attractive swordsman, and Arvandus the griffin to rescue her mom and catch the thief who stole the Sacred Veil. But with armies marching and monsters circling, her new priority becomes a lot don’t die.
Although staying focused has never been easy, she must choose between finding her mom or losing her forever, between saving a kingdom or watching it fall.
If Brenna survives this birthday…well, she deserves waffles.
Don't miss the portal fantasy adventure readers are calling "awesome, imaginative, and action-packed." Begin the journey today.
Instead, her mom has vanished, her ADHD is tanking her history grade, and her hands keep literally catching fire.
When Brenna travels through a portal to find her mom, her arrival in the kingdom of Linneah sparks chaos. A royal is dead. The kingdom’s most powerful relic, the Sacred Veil, is missing. And a griffin has just signed up to be her mode of transportation.
Brenna partners with Baldwin, an irritatingly attractive swordsman, and Arvandus the griffin to rescue her mom and catch the thief who stole the Sacred Veil. But with armies marching and monsters circling, her new priority becomes a lot don’t die.
Although staying focused has never been easy, she must choose between finding her mom or losing her forever, between saving a kingdom or watching it fall.
If Brenna survives this birthday…well, she deserves waffles.
Don't miss the portal fantasy adventure readers are calling "awesome, imaginative, and action-packed." Begin the journey today.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 30, 2025
About the author
J.M. Hackman
15 books62 followersJ.M. Hackman, the award-winning author of the Firebrand Chronicles and the Stardust Hearts series, loves thunderstorms, fuzzy socks, and thick chocolate milkshakes. She writes high-stakes fantasy and soft science fiction stories threaded with hope and romance. While her characters are fearless, J.M. is afraid of spiders, wasps, and the crowds at after-Christmas sales.
Her stories have been published in the anthologies Crowns, Encircled, Tales of Ever After, Mythical Doorways, and Realmscapes. Go to her website at www.jmhackman.com to learn more about her and to take the quiz, “What Book Trope Are You?”
You can also find her at www.facebook.com/jmhackman and www.instagram.com/jm_hackman_author.
Her stories have been published in the anthologies Crowns, Encircled, Tales of Ever After, Mythical Doorways, and Realmscapes. Go to her website at www.jmhackman.com to learn more about her and to take the quiz, “What Book Trope Are You?”
You can also find her at www.facebook.com/jmhackman and www.instagram.com/jm_hackman_author.
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