Susanne Lakin

Author Bio:

I write mostly contemporary psychological mysteries and allegorical fantasy. 2010 saw the release of Someone to Blame (Zondervan) and the first installment of The Gates of Heaven fantasy series with The Wolf of Terbon. Subsequent books in the collection following in 2011. I work professionally as a freelance copyeditor and writing coach for individuals, agents, and small publishing houses.

The Land of Darkness (The Gates of Heaven Series)

Jadiel is twelve and things couldn’t get much worse—or could they? Not long after her mother is killed in a tragic accident, her father, Ka’rel, marries a vile and abusive woman named Huldah, but Jadiel sees how he simmers under Huldah’s intoxicating enchantment. Jadiel’s wicked stepmother…

The Map across Time

The walled kingdom of Sherbourne is under a curse, and unless a remedy is found, will fall to utter ruin. The king, obsessed with greed and under the influence of corrupt councilors, fears treachery from his son, Prince Adin, who yearns only for his father’s approval . Adin sets out to capture the…

Someone to Blame

In the wake of heartrending family tragedies, Matt and Irene Moore move with their fourteen-year-old daughter, Casey, to a small town. Their goal is to get far away from the daily reminders that leave each of them raw and guilt-ridden. Their hope is to find redemption, repair, and renewal. Instead,…

The Wolf of Tebron

Joran dreams of living a simple life as a blacksmith in his forested village of Tebron. But when his wife, Charris, disappears in a whisk of magic, his dream shatters as he is forced to go on a perilous journey to the ends of the world to rescue her. The goose woman tells him he must solve the riddle…