“There are thresholds you cross without knowing, until you realize you cannot go back.”
Laura Holte writes dark, lyrical fantasy that explores inheritance, identity, and the thin boundaries between the mortal and the divine. Her stories are shaped by folklore, memory, and the quiet resilience of chosen family.
With over a decade of experience in storytelling and brand strategy, she approaches fiction as both craft and alchemy. Her work layers emotional truth within the uncanny and strange.
She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where the seasons mark the rhythm of her days. Summers are spent on the St. Croix River, swimming, boating, and watching the light shift across the water. When not writing, she hikes with her dog, searches the woods for spring mushrooms, travels in the fall, and reads her way through long winter nights. Raised on woodland paths and wild imagination, she now writes surrounded by books, storms, and a deep love for dogs.
Echoes of the Coven is her debut novel and the first in a planned trilogy.
“The past did not knock politely. It stood waiting in the hallway, wearing Sophia’s smile”
About Echoes of the Coven
Evelyn Wren has spent thirteen years turning away from magic. After a rival coven murdered her best friend in a case of mistaken identity, she cut ties with her craft and with the family who failed to protect them both. But when her mother disappears, Evelyn is called back to the ancestral home she tried to forget.
The house is no ordinary home. It breathes. It remembers. And it refuses to let her leave. Trapped within its walls, Evelyn must face a darkness that twists through every floorboard and reflection. Nightmares return. Shadows stir. And a demon, summoned in secret, begins to hunt her.
To survive, she must reclaim the magic she once buried and learn to wield it with intention. As she drifts between fear and fragile resolve, she turns again to the craft she abandoned, searching for answers in spellwork and memory. But the demon’s presence grows stronger, forcing her to reclaim her power before it consumes her completely.
Echoes of the Coven is the first book in a dark fantasy trilogy about fractured power, ancestral magic, and the cost of returning home. Future books will follow Evelyn through forgotten realms as she rebuilds her coven, uncovers the truth behind divine interference, and learns that even gods are not immune to imperfection. Love, like power, can be just as dangerous.
Currently Querying.
“This was not just a spell. It was a plea. A prayer. A break in the pattern of vengeance.”
