Unbound Pages

Here you’ll find story extras, character Q&As, world maps, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into my fiction. These are the little treasures that bring my worlds to life—bonus scenes, bits of lore, and curious details for the devoted reader. Like loose leaves and forgotten pages, they may be unbound, but they are no less cherished.

When the Trees Listen: A Bloom & Bough Snippet

The little girl giggled and patted Needle’s trunk. “I think the tree heard me.”

Louisa Blackthorne

Jun 182 min read

A Butterfly’s Breath: A Fairy Fable Snippet

Up and up and up the butterfly went, until it reached the very tippy tops of the trees.

Louisa Blackthorne

Jun 112 min read

Letters from the Prairie

It is with reverence and a hush of winter stillness that I present to you this series of letters from Mrs. Marian Tate—a young widow dwelling alone in the Kansas Territory during that first long, uncertain season of 1855.

Lou Sadler

Jun 28 min read

A Soldier’s Keepsake: A Fireside Conversation with Mr. James Calloway and Miss Sarah Whitmore

They welcomed me kindly—Mr. James Calloway with his firm handshake and steady eyes, and Miss Sarah Whitmore (soon to be Mrs. Calloway) with a smile warm enough to outshine the fading sun. We spoke in their modest sitting room where a kettle simmered and the shadows grew long across the floorboards.

Louisa Blackthorne

Jun 24 min read

Welcome to The Wisteria Almanack

A Field Note from Miss Sybil Whitlow, Spring 1858 Edition Dearest Friends— It is no small thing to begin again. And yet, here we...

Louisa Blackthorne

Jun 22 min read

Introducing The Hearth & Violet Quarterly

Though you hold this missive (or perhaps scroll it) in modern hands, I invite you to imagine, if only for a moment, that you are seated beside a low fire in a dim drawing room. A pot of tea steams on the sideboard. The scent of pressed violets lingers on the air. Outside, the wind murmurs something forgotten.

Louisa Blackthorne

Jun 22 min read

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