Heart of the Ash Wood (The Mythic Bones Duology Book 2) by Kate Gateley + giveaway

Heart of the Ash Wood (The Mythic Bones Duology Book 2)
by Kate Gateley
June 30, 2026
Cover art by Britt Low @covet_design⁠

Dual POV⁠ (+1)
Canadian PNW backdrop⁠
”Slutty little glasses"
Men in therapy⁠
Neurodiversity Rep.
Unique magic & weapons lore
Grumpy/sunshine⁠
Open door romance⁠
Druids, plants, and science⁠
FMCs who are 30+ (and MMCs who are 40+)⁠
A satisfying HEA ... at long last.⁠

𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣?⁠
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𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱—𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱—𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺.⁠
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𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙏 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝙎𝙃 𝙒𝙊𝙊𝘿 is the second novel in Kate Gateley's latest contemporary fantasy and romance series, the Mythic Bones Duology, a standalone story set within the “Lost Wells” world. It's perfect for fans of A Discovery of Witches and Outlander, with a modern, Canadian twist.⁠

⁠Amazon

Book 1
Amazon

About the Author:
website
Kate Gateley is an award-winning Canadian contemporary fantasy and romance author. She holds a BA in Linguistics and a BSc in Physiology from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada, the Federation of BC Writers, the Vancouver Island Romance Authors, and the Independent Book Publishers Association.

Her ongoing study of ancestral memory and her endless curiosity about human psychology (among other side quests) continue to inform her writing and earn her honours as an author, including two consecutive Canadian Book Club Award wins and three shortlist nominations for the novels of The Lost Wells Trilogy.

Kate currently lives, writes, and creates on a small farm in traditional, unceded Quw’utsun territory (Cowichan Bay, BC) with her wonderfully helpful husband, two amazing kids, two dogs, two geese, and a whole lot of ducks and chickens. She enjoys a wide variety of hobbies, drinks a great deal of coffee, and is barefoot as often as possible.

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