The Crow Guard Queen

After the unexpected death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Clara travels to Ireland to spend the summer with grandparents she barely knows. She expects grief, awkward family reunions, and a quiet summer on the land where her mother grew up. She does not expect Glenmere to already know her name.

At first, the village seems ordinary: green fields, weathered stone walls, old cottages, and neighbors who remember generations of family history. But Glenmere hides more than stories. Beyond the familiar countryside lies a magical world of ancient kingdoms, secret paths, strange creatures, and guardians bound by promises made long before Clara was born. Here, old folklore is living history, and magic has never truly disappeared.

Clara's arrival stirs questions nobody wants to answer. Why do strangers seem to recognize her? What does the mysterious mark she has hidden since childhood mean? Why did her mother leave Ireland, and what was she trying to protect Clara from?

As she explores the place her mother once called home, Clara discovers friendships she never expected and a connection to the Crow Guard, mysterious protectors whose loyalties reach deep into Glenmere's past. Every discovery reveals another piece of her family's history, but every answer brings new dangers. Some people see Clara's return as a promise fulfilled. Others see it as a threat.

Caught between the ordinary life she knows and an enchanted world that feels increasingly like home, Clara must decide whom she can trust and what kind of future she wants. The truth about her mother may change everything she believes about herself.

The Crow Guard Queen is the first book in The Glenmere Chronicles, a young adult fantasy series inspired by Irish folklore. It blends grief and healing, family mysteries, friendship, magical discovery, ancient loyalties, and the search for belonging in a hidden world where the past is never truly gone.