Thirdborn Debuts!

 Well, I hoped to be able to release Thirdborn just months after Secondborn, and I made it! After about 22 years of working on this series, Tia’s story is complete. It’s deeply satisfying. I’m grateful for the years I’ve had to live and grow to be able to accompany Tia on this specific journey.

Thirdborn

After arriving home, one can still be lost.

Following her terrifying vision, Tia races to return with Vinti and Mirko to their R’tanian village. What has become of the ruling Madronians and their oppressed people? Has anyone survived the fires? Why do the rapion circle in silent mourning overhead? Will any aid be accepted from Tia’s hand...if they are not completely too late?

Tia is no longer the girl who fled, but neither is she fully the woman she fought to become. In the place that denied her, can she stand in her own name, without the armor of exile or the illusion of divinity? Can she become: not a symbol, not a savior, but fully herself?

In the final chapter of The Firstborn Cycle, some reckonings cannot be escaped—only lived.

The Firstborn Cycle
Firstborn, Secondborn, Thirdborn

The Firstborn Cycle is a powerful, fantasy trilogy exploring gender, belonging, and self-determination through the journey of one woman determined to claim her own name in a world built to deny it.

The Origin and Evolution

Firstborn originally sprang from a news article I read concerning gendercide, back in say, 2004. I was horrified to learn that at the time, over 37 million girls were missing in China alone, due to the One Child Policy enacted in 1980, ending in 2016. The earlier work of All Girls Allowed and the Global Gendercide Advocacy and Alliance Group provided further chilling information regarding the killing of females at birth. My anger brought Firstborn to form. I wanted to write a fictional work to bring light to gendercide while declaring the value of our daughters. The novel received a Kirkus Starred Review.

Now, finally in 2026, I can offer the conclusion of Tia’s story. Thanks for celebrating my release from Silver Finch Press. If you’d like to support my work, here are a few things you might do:

1. Purchase a copy of Firstborn, Secondborn, or Thirdborn (Note: with 2 publishers for the series, all books are not listed in The Firstborn Cycle page. All 3 books are available, however.)

2. Rate and review

3. Share on social media and tag me

4. Leave comments

It sounds trite, but this is what matters today in the industry, which is another story for another post. I wish everyone well, whether you are being born a first, second, or third time. Keep nurturing those dreams and seeding solutions, no matter if it takes decades. Fly! Lorie Ann

SECONDBORN is Born!

I’m so pleased to share that Secondborn is available after Firstborn’s 
original publication in 2014! What a long journey, although it’s not 
surprising. I first began work on Firstborn in 2004. So, it appears 
it takes me about ten years to nest and grow fantasy. However, 
if all goes as planned, Thirdborn will follow this year. No decade wait! 
It will be lovely to complete Tia’s story at last.

Secondborn and Thirdborn will both be published under 
Silver Finch Press.

As I continue to publish traditionally, I’m also moving forward in 
the current climate of the industry to make my works that I love available. 
In the near future, I hope to have many more board books for first readers 
as well. I find I’m excited and energized and truly love creating and delivering 
my work, from first drafts to final design. It’s wonderful that this is possible 
with today’s technology. Huzzah!

So, please take a look, leave a review, and share the word. 
Secondborn has taken flight!

Reviews for Firstborn: 

Kirkus Starred Review  A fantasy that reads like a lost history tome 
and deftly examines issues of gender...An engrossing story with welcome depths."
School Library Journal  Grover's world-building is flawless and enchanting. 

Spring is on the Way!

Hey all!

I’m happy to share that Tiny Bear’s Easter Prayer is now available from Little Shepherd Books, Scholastic! School Library Journal had this to say:

“A charming book that will be in high demand for Christian families wanting an Easter read aloud.”

Woohoo! The work is again delightfully illustrated by Jenny Palmer.

While you nestle in during winter, may this book be a light for rebirth in spring. Blessings to you in 2026!

May you have peace. May you have safety. May you have happiness. Lorie Ann

Happy Holidays, 2025!

 

Two Board Book Contract!

Hello everyone!

I'm working on a newsletter to shoot out, but here's the skinny for those who find me here. 

I did receive a contract for two board books with Scholastic, Little Shepherd! Huzzah! Here is the cover for the first work which releases October 7, 2025. The second release will follow in the spring of 2026. 

Feel free to preorder here or at your favorite site. 

Secondly, I've continued to publish poetry for adults. Once the poems are published, I post them on this site under this tab. It's wonderful to have a new audience and format. The reception has been delightful. I'd imagine a chapbook will be a project to pursue when time allows. 

Otherwise, I continue to revise novels-in-progress. Keeping the works relevant to the time and my own self-development as a writer and human. 

Facebook has decided to reinstate me, although, not my author site. I'll continue to ask for that correction. 

I think that's the skinny! Sending love, health, and peace to each. Lorie Ann