The Wise One

The Scottish Scrolls, Book 1

By: K.T. Anglehart

Narrated by: Carolina Cioara

A prophecy long buried.

An enemy rising in silence.

And a young witch reborn to stand against her fate.

Mckenna's never thought much of her nightmares, but on her seventeenth birthday, a vivid dream of burning at the stake awakens her dormant abilities, thrusting her into a world where faeries are real, spirits hold a grudge, and a High Priestess obsessed with a 16th-century prophecy is tracking her every move.

Now, her overprotective dads, Seán and Andre, are forced to tell her the truth—they know who her birth mother is, and her life is not the surrogate story she's always been told. Abigail, Mckenna's mom, is some sort of mystic, and Mckenna a Wise One.

Whatever the hell that means.

With the help of a persistent little wren and company of a newfound friend, Mckenna journeys to Ireland in search of her mother and real answers. Along the way, she learns to harness her innate magic and trust her intuition, as best she can anyway—Cillian, a kind and passionate delegate who crosses her path, is proving much harder to read.

Only her mother could truly help her halt her ill fate and prepare her for what's to come... before she gives in to the darkness she knows is buried deep within.

©2020 Katrina Tortorici (P)2025 Katrina Tortorici

Critic reviews

"A grand web of magic, intrigue, mystical atmosphere, and fae surprises...Anglehart’s evocations of an Ireland where a 'lake of mystic topaz' stands 'silent and still beneath smooth mountains' are both wistful and sumptuous." —Editor's Pick, BookLife by Publishers Weekly

"A heartwarming coming-of-age story with characters that resonate, rich European folklore, and enchanting details that tickle the senses long after the last page is read." —V. G. Anderson, author of The Light in the Sound