Loralyn Coles

Dangerous Voice Release Party
Saturday, November 7th from 6 - 8 pm
In-person at the School of Musical Traditions, 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD
Streaming online at:

Featuring Musical Performances from: (in alpha order)
Annette Wasilik & Brad Gladstone
Jean Bayou
Marilyn Leeseberg & Jim Clark
and I'll be singing a few songs too

Along with readings from the book, both the paperback and e-book will be given as gifts to fans on site and online.

AVAILABLE for PURCHASE on AMAZON
as both the paperback and ebook.

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Dangerous Voice

A Coming-of-age Young Adult Epic Fantasy

Her Singing Voice Is a Dangerous Gift.
Left Untrained, It Can Kill.

Everyone knows that the seventeen-year-old Lanie doesn’t have magic. The leader of the magicians tested her, and she failed. Rejected by the villagers, she lives as an outcast, until a bully threatens her, and her hidden singing magic awakens with deadly power.

Lanie’s first instinct is to dash for the safety of home, as the villagers chase her, wanting to hang her for murder. Her second instinct is to stay at home. Yesterday, she had vowed to search the nearby Spears Marsh for an herb to cure her mom’s dementia. But her aunt insists that Lanie flee their cottage to save herself.

Friendless, she’s on the run, carrying a change of clothes, a little food, and even less money. Somehow, somewhere, Lanie must find teachers to help her control her dangerous voice, before it strikes again.

She persuades a banshee and a siren to give her singing lessons, but when Lanie refuses to join them, they try to destroy her. She survives their attacks with help from a one-eyed dwarf and a half-selkie.

When the goddess of music appears and tests her singing, Lanie is helpless to break free, until the intriguing half-goblin magician Tarusko supports her.

Lanie is convinced that her singing magic is weak and shallow. But then she faces a magician seeking to devour all magic, including Lanie's. She must overcome her self-doubt, release the true power of her voice, and sing for her life.

Banner Photo by
Cynthia Loden-Dowdle