First published in November 2020 by Wednesday Books, the first book in the World of the Narrows is told from the perspective of the main character, Fable. It is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, or through the Libby app.

Seventeen-year-old Fable lives by her father’s five rules:

1. Keep your knife where you can reach it.
2. Never, ever owe anyone anything.
3. Nothing is free.
4. Always construct a lie from a truth.
5. Never, under any circumstances, reveal what or who matters to you.

These rules have kept her alive for four years since her father left her stranded on an island of thieves the night after she watched her mother drown. Fable keeps to herself, relies on the gift her mother taught her, and counts the days until she finds Saint and claims her rightful place beside him and his crew.

On this island of thieves, nothing is safe. The longer she stays, the more danger she attracts. Fable barters passage with West, a trader, to cross the Narrow to her father. But everything she thought she knew about her life, her father, and her mother unravels as secrets come to light.

Dangerous seas, treachery, unrest, and a girl trying to find her place in the world and her family. Young tugs at heartstrings in this intriguing, adventurous 3.5-star.