Theresa Oliver is an author of clean contemporary romance, clean historical romance, young adult, middle grades, and children's picture books. Theresa is the author of the Christmas Cove series, the Whiskey River Brides series with Hot Tree Publishing, and much more. She lives in Florida with her husband, children, a persnickety cat, and a very bossy dog.

Seth Roberts is a typical teenager, that is, until his mother sends him to St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, to visit his Great Uncle Herman. In St. John’s, Seth discovers that Herman is a wizard, in fact, the son of Merlin himself. Soon, Herman asks Seth if he would like to go on an adventure and he quickly agrees. With the help of a strange medallion, Herman sends Seth back in time to the year 1128 A.D. to Cambria, a village founded by Tristan, one of the Knights of Author’s Round Table. In Cambria, he discovers his true potential, family secrets, and love. Seth soon finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime as he races to save Briana, the queen of Cambia, and Cambria itself.

Cambria

Seth opened his eyes a moment later. "Where are we?" Seth asked, although he already knew the answer. The walls were lined with dusty shelves holding strange items and jars filled with odd concoctions. The room looked much the same as his great uncle's shop in St. John's, and the same cauldron stood on a table in the middle of the room along with the same huge crystal ball. "You really need a maid."


Herman laughed. "If you mean someone to clean for me, that is not possible. I only let select people into this room." Herman pulled things off the shelf, much more quickly than Seth would have thought possible. "Now, what were you saying that we need?"


Seth explained that they needed some bottles, pipes, rags, and an explosive agent, while Herman continued to pull things off the shelves. His gray eyebrows were furrowed together, very serious, lost in thought, as he threw a pinch of this and a handful of that into the cauldron. 


Chapter 55: The Cottage, Part 2