The Book of Sevorech — The First Book of The Guardians of Lajen

The Book of Sevorech — The First Book of The Guardians of Lajen A dagger in the dark. An impossible recovery. A Portal to another world—and a girl running out of time to save her family. 1554 England. Sixteen-year-old Lila Doyle is a yeoman’s daughter who knows what happens to those branded “witch.” So she keeps her head down, swallows her grief after her father’s death, and does her best to look harmless. Except she isn’t. And if she’s accused, it won’t stop with her. When fear hits, light blooms from Lila’s hands. Her eyes shift with emotion. And afterward, rain comes—like the sky is answering her. Then a desperate man attacks her in town—and makes a near-fatal mistake. Lila moves with impossible speed and turns his own blade against him. Her brother Thomas, apprenticed to a physician, saves the man’s life… and watches the wound seal far too fast to be natural. If something “unnatural” lives in Lila, Thomas is forced to wonder what just woke up in him. To find the truth, Lila follows a relentless pull into the forest to a reclusive woman named Silvia—someone who knew Lila’s grandmother, Rose. Silvia finally names what they carry: the Spirit Power—hereditary, elemental, and dangerous. It can heal. It can manipulate. It can call light… and if it’s misused, it can do far worse. And Rose’s secret changes everything: Rose wasn’t from England. Rose was from Lajen. Now the man Lila stabbed won’t stay gone. He inserts himself into her home and starts watching her family with a predator’s patience—and sees Lila as a prize to be won. Fear and suspicion spread through the village, and old friendships splinter under his pressure and lies. With nowhere safe left in England, Lila does what Rose once did: she runs for the ancient stone Portal—into a world that may be even more dangerous than the one she’s fleeing. What to Expect: • Character-driven portal fantasy with escalating stakes • 1554 England starting point, then expanding into Lajen • Inherited magic / awakening power (the Spirit Power / “the Power”), with elemental effects • Human threats + deeper mysteries that widen book by book • Adventure, tension, and steadily rising stakes (not grimdark) Content Notes: Violence, coercion/threats, persecution themes (“witchcraft” accusations), attempted assault.