L.N. MAYER

A woman with long brown hair, wearing a black camisole and jeans, sits at a wooden table in front of a laptop computer, with one hand touching her arm, looking down in concentration. Folded embroidered fabrics sit on the table in the foreground. Behind her, a large abstract painting with bold red, blue, and white circular shapes hangs on the wall, with a wicker-backed wooden chair and a doorway with shelves also visible.

About the Author

L.N. Mayer is the author of the coming-of-age fantasy novel, Tell, or the Adventures in Themiddle, and its sequel, Yves, or the Man Who Wasn't.

Look for the third and final installment in the trilogy, Choos, or the Never Farewell, coming May 30th, 2026.

CHOOS, OR THE NEVER FAREWELL

Read Choos, or the Never Farewell, the final installment of the Tell, or the Adventures in Themiddle trilogy.

William Teller Fontaine (“Tell”) is now king. However, suspicious of everyone and everything, Tell relies on the only constant in his life to guide him: his imagination. Convinced that an elder imaginer can help him right the dreadful wrongs of his recent past, Tell does not know that the villagers are planning a secret revolt. Will he be able to make amends before Themiddlers take fate into their own hands? It might take an equally powerful force—a forest spirit Themiddlers have feared for years—and a sacrifice to save a friend.

Audience: Young Adult (16+)

Coming May 30th, 2026

TELL, OR THE ADVENTURES IN THEMIDDLE

William Teller Fontaine ('Tell') is an involuntary witness to an atrocious act, committed by a creature he's never seen: a beast makes one of his peers at Theffects School for Troubled Boys disappear. When the school discharges Tell and he is left to fend for himself, it will take a series of adventures to find the beast, a creature that belongs to the most unlikely of children... himself.

Audience: Young Adult (16+)

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YVES, OR THE MAN WHO WASN'T

The sequel to Tell, or the Adventures in Themiddle.

Some want Tell dead, others want to exploit him. Most want him to go away and never return. Can Tell claim what’s rightfully his in order to abolish the decree that made him an outcast in the first place? Or will his quest for power be his own undoing? It will take more than just another adventure. It will take resolution, will power, and mastering the one thing Tell has yet to control… his imagination.

Audience: Young Adult (16+)

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Interviews

Read an interview with the author published on Smashwords.

Listen to a discussion with the author on Howard Lovy's Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast.

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