I am excited and delighted to reveal the cover art for Deep River Rising (Tales from Deep River Book 2), releasing from Not A Pipe Publishing on November 11, 2025 and now on preorder. You can read the full announcement on the publisher’s website HERE.
This is a sweet, cozy romantasy interlude in the 5-book Tales from Deep River series. Deep River Rising is set immediately after A Quest for Hidden Things and continues the series, but can also be read as a standalone novel. Side characters from book 1 take the starring roles, and an important mentor figure shares his own backstory in the form of a rediscovered diary.
The curse is broken. The hero wizard has departed on a new quest. The hero’s best friend is left to deal with the consequences. Are all his past choices cursed? The broken enchantment may lead to nothing but broken hearts.
After the wizard Crane breaks Yrae’s Curse and leaves Deep River on a new quest, his best friend Elic is left to deal with the consequences. After a generation under a spell that stifled free thought, the village reawakens, but how can Elic trust any decisions he made before he was free? While considering whether to break his engagement to his childhood sweetheart, Elic reads his late mentor’s diary, finding unexpected connections to his present dilemma, and to the mysterious figure at the heart of the curse.
Advance readers are saying:
“This is a sweet tale, even if I wanted to slap Elic on occasion. I love it when supporting characters take over the story.”
-Angelika Rust, author of the Resident Witch series
“A quiet, lyrical interlude in the midst of longer, more perilous adventures.”
-Steven E. Scribner, author of the Tond and MadStones series
“She’s done it! After reading Deep River Rising, I have to admit it: Karen Eisenbrey has made me a fan of cozy romantasies. Low-spice, no bloodshed, and small-town stakes, and I enjoyed every minute of it!”
-Benjamin Gorman, author of The Convention of Fiends trilogy
Preorder links:
Special offer: pre-order in paperback or hardcover from the Not a Pipe Publishing store HERE and get both books in the duology for 25% off!
Pre-order Deep River Rising from Amazon in paperback HERE, or Kindle edition HERE.
Preorder Deep River Rising in paperback or hardcover editions through Barnes & Noble HERE or Nook HERE.
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Karen Eisenbrey 
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