Amy Larkspur is an awkward, socially anxious college girl who loves romance novels, pop music, and ketchup on her steak fries. Despite her crippling childhood inferiority complex, she’s finally coming into her own. She’s a sophomore at the college of her choice, she has a fantastic gaggle of friends, and she’s on the cusp of a new relationship with the frat boy next door. But while she's on a spring break road trip, she touches an enchanted, millennia-old tree and unleashes hellfire upon her life. Suddenly, Amy learns nothing is as it seems. When Amy discovers that her family bloodline has been cursed, and that she’s next up on the chopping block to die, she embarks upon a harrowing journey through a foreign land of suffering and oppression to save herself and her family. She encounters people she thought only existed in legends, including Pete, a rugged, rakish assassin, who she thinks was summoned by the curse to kill her. But Pete has other plans.
Cover Art by Etheric Designs
Events/Updates
Come see me on October 5th, 2024 in Hershey, PA at the 4th annual Chocolate Town Book Fest! It will be the first multi-author book signing I've taken part in, and I'm very excited to meet readers and fellow authors alike. Click below to learn more about the event.
Exciting news, Halloween lovers! During this year's spooky season, (October 18th-19th, 2024), you can find me at Carlisle Comic Con! I'll be stationed on Author and Artists Alley at the Carlisle Expo Center in Carlisle, PA. Come see me in costume—or as your lovely, Romantasy loving self—to get your signed copy of A Sanctuary from Shadow and some awesome related swag. I'll be among a whole slew of other talented writers, artists, cosplayers, and creators for a monstrously fun weekend! Click the link below for tickets or to learn more about Carlisle, Pennsylvania's premier Comic Con.
Click below to read my interview with NewInBooks! I answer questions about A Sanctuary from Shadow and talk about my life as a writer and bookworm.
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About the Author
Laura Irwin is a Philly girl who now lives in the wilds of central Pennsylvania with her ruggedly handsome husband and their gooey-fingered four-year-old son. She has a bachelor's degree in writing from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, where she met said ruggedly handsome husband.
When she's not writing magical New Adult Fantasy Romance novels (or reading them), she enjoys daydreaming, baking, gaming, traveling to far away lands, and visiting historical places. She loves dogs, baby jowls, spring flowers, and her Roomba.