Turn of Earth

by Lorna Tedder

Book 2 in the Witch Out of Time duology
A companion story to Answered Prophecy in the Secret Lives of Librarians universe

High‑Concept Tagline

Think: The Time Traveler’s Wife meets Arrival meets The Remains of the Day in a quiet race against time, where love, legacy, and mortality converge in a battle to preserve the future.

Description

Maeve’s time is running out, but her mission is far from over. Stuck in the past for twelve years, she’s quietly preserved sacred knowledge inside a hidden magical archive, safeguarding humanity’s future in a world teetering on the edge of collapse. Now, with a failing heart and only two weeks left, Maeve must summon the last of her strength to ensure her legacy endures.

Hunted by an ancient priesthood, and concealed from the people she loves, Maeve’s final days are a race against mortality. With her partner, she works in secrecy to secure prophetic artifacts and powerful texts in vaults designed to outlive her. But when a younger version of herself arrives at the library she’s built in exile, Maeve must confront the possibility that all her sacrifices may still not be enough.

Can she balance time, love, and destiny to ensure that her daughter inherits the knowledge needed to shape the future?

Set in 1972, Turn of Earth is a slow-burn supernatural thriller—a story of devotion, hidden legacies, and the quiet power of those who safeguard knowledge in the shadows of history.

Genre

Supernatural Thriller, Occult Fantasy, Time Travel Fiction, Literary Speculative Fiction

Tone

Quietly suspenseful, emotionally resonant, contemplative, bittersweet, poignant, timeless, spiritually profound

Tropes

• Time travel
• Quiet resistance
• Found family
• Legacy and generational duty
• Magical archivist heroine
• Sacred libraries and forbidden knowledge
• Prophetic visions
• Cosmic entanglement
• Love in the face of mortality

Why You’ll Love It

Turn of Earth honors the quiet labor of those who protect, preserve, and prepare the way forward—even when no one sees them. It offers a deeply felt reflection on aging, legacy, and the unflashy but sacred work of leaving something that lasts. For readers who value inner strength over spectacle, and wisdom earned through time, this is a story that lingers.

Trigger / Sensitivity Warnings

Loss of a parent (referenced), Terminal illness and mortality of main characters, Emotional manipulation and power imbalances, Implicit end-of-world themes and existential dread

Note: All sensitive content supports character growth and emotional depth. Nothing is included for shock or sensationalism.