Amanda Hocking’s Trylle Series will go on sale on January 3 from St. Martin’s Press, starting with Switched. While you’re waiting to grab a copy for your shelves, settle down with a cup of tea or coffee and enter the world of Trylle, where changelings play a big role. To read a sample chapter, check out the Trylle Series Facebook page. And stick around for two cool book trailers after the cut!
“When Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. She’s not the person she’s always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel—all because of Finn Holmes.”
A changeling is, simply, a child switched at birth with another child. The practice dates back to pre-Christian times and spans cultures from Western Europe to Egypt. It is most commonly practiced among trolls, elves, fairies, and pixies, and while the specifics of the practice differ, the basics are the same.
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