Turning Up the Volume of
Wonder

Mystery And Magic

Hi, I’m Helen

I write YA with a touch of mystery and magic. If you’re looking for an immersive adventure with characters you can root for, you’ve come to the right place.

Author Helen Dent.
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A battered RV.

A mysterious family who can’t stop traveling.

A sixteen-year-old girl who just wants a home. 

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The Burning Tree

There’s a Secret Growing in the Woods…
The front cover of 'The Burning Tree' which features a tree with flames.
…and Time is Running Out…

“If I closed my eyes, I could imagine the scorched smell in the air was from hundreds of chimneys all going at once, not drifting from the center of the woods…”

– The Burning Tree