WINNER OF THE 2025 GOOD BOOK MOM AWARD FOR BEST FICTION A search for the Keeper of Peace becomes a frantic race to control the fate of the Realm. Four kingdoms collide in this faith-filled fantasy novel for middle-grade readers. One hundred years have passed since the Keeper of Peace vanished. In hopes of restoring the missing governor to his rightful place atop the Keeper’s Plateau, the king of Summer forms a secret search party led by his son, Prince Mel.  As the group encounters many dangers, Eva, the princess of Winter, shares a secret with Mel about a mysterious, masked prisoner known as “inmate thirty-six.” Could this be the man the king sent them to find? And if so, how can the prince’s party rescue this curious convict and escape under the evil eye of Eva’s father, the king of Winter?  Blades of Eternity and the Keeper of Peace is the first book in the Blades of Eternity series. Readers will encounter page-turning adventure as they explore the values of friendship, loyalty, and courage.