The Knucker King | Song of the Sidhe Kings #1

August 14, 2026

Paperback | Independently Published

Fantasy
Romance

$29.99

While available, paperbacks will come signed with a bookmark and a character art print!!

Call for me, I will hear it and come to you...

The church has deemed healer Avice Gardener an outcast from her village — her strange herbs and ancient knowledge mean she is too witchy for comfort. But when a baby is born “wrong” and a second birthed with the mark of magic, Avice knows human remedies will not suffice. Instead, she takes the infants to Knucker Hill, at the entrance to the Underneath.

The dragonesque Knucker, King Trewoofe, has long watched Avice’s healing abilities from afar. For years, he has yearned for her gentle hands and kind eyes to rest on him a little longer. But when he agrees to help care for the suffering children she brings him, the church turns on them both, pouring poison into the Underneath.

Desperate to save the noble, wounded king, Avice takes Trewoofe into her home, riddled with darkness and barely clinging to life. And as the frost deepens, two hearts seek solace in one another… even as the outside world threatens to divide them forever.’

Midwife witch x dragon shifter, body and neurotype diversity, medieval fantasy, Celtic myth, Cornish folklore, cosy fantasy, friends to lovers, found family, slow burn, yearning, sweet & spicy romance, care & comfort, forced proximity, only one bed, she saves him, protection & devotion, acceptance & support, sized difference, he has horns, he falls first and hard, slow burn, yearning, and Faerie familiars

Trigger warnings are listed for those that want or need to be aware of certain topics. While we do our best, we cannot confirm the severity, completeness or accuracy of these. We recommend looking at authors website directly, or broader resources such as reader reviews, for more comprehensive information.

Content warnings include: descriptions of childbirth and birth defects, pregnancy, domestic violence, discussions of death of children (past), systemic misogyny, religious fundamentalism, discussions of sexual assault (past), death, grievous bodily injury, descriptions of overstimulation, body transformation/shape shifting, descriptions of wound repair, kidnapping, physical assault, and near death experiences.

The Knucker King is an 'open door' Romantasy and contains enthusiastically consensual, graphic descriptions of sex including: masturbation, oral (including while one character is still in their dragon form), praise, breeding, face sitting, penetrative sex, pregnancy and children (epilogue).

About the Author:

Alicia is the single parent to one offspring.
They live together in the beautiful South West of Western Australia.
Alicia's day job is being a Laboratory Technician. When she is not working, she enjoys reading and writing fantasy.
Her other hobbies include, with offspring in tow, karate, archery, walks in the woods, and going to the beach.
She finds great inspiration in the the natural world around her.
Alicia loves myths, legends, and fairy tales, which is strongly represented in the stories she writes. Her main goal with her debut book and series is to tell stories about relatable characters – be it a 30-something plus-sized mother, a teenage girl who struggles to fit in, or a Merman who worries that he is not enough. Alicia's main hope for her readers is that they will see themselves in the characters she writes.
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