Indie Reads Aloud with Nicholas Westbrook and "Blanc LaBelle and the Troll's Daughter"
- Diana Kathryn
- Jun 12
- 2 min read
Indie Reads Aloud Radio
Episode # 319
Blanc LaBelle and the Troll's Daughter
Written by Nicholas Westbrook
Mira stands between two worlds: a half-troll who never knew her human father. She wouldn’t blend in with humans and the other trolls in her clan consider her mother a traitor for loving her. When her mother passes away, Mira breaks free of the Under into the Above, navigating the human world in search of a new home.
Matt hadn’t expected a magical world hiding beneath Hedgefield, but a request from a stranger showed him the truth. When Mira pleads for his help in the grocery store, he is thrust into a world where the creatures of bedtime stories run free. The Above will be dangerous for Mira and Matt blindly follows her into a world he barely understands.
Between these worlds stands Blanc LaBelle, a magical detective specializing in those of the Under coming to the surface. Among the Under and the Above, his name is spoken with equal reverence and fear. Whether it’s rescuing someone taken captive by humans or eliminating a rogue monster, LaBelle keeps peace between the two worlds.
LaBelle takes the case to find Mira’s father, but what he learns along the way could reshape the Under and take the Above with it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nicholas Westbrook graduated from Roger Williams University in 2012 with a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing. He then went on to get his Masters in Information and Library Science. After a brief stint in the library field, Nick went back to school to become a veterinary assistant. He lived in Seattle for several years and currently resides in New England. When not writing, he usually around animals either hiking in nature, working at a vet clinic, or volunteering at the Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue.
Nick has always had a love of stories. In 2020, he went through the process of self-publishing Found Mysteries: The Rebirth of Violet Franklin and Other Tales. While working through that release, he began work on the Blanc LaBelle series. The first of these books, Blanc LaBelle and the Troll’s Daughter, will release on May 12th 2026, with the next installment expected later this year.
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