Tam Lin: Between the Seen and the Stolen

Tam Lin: Between the Seen and the Stolen is not a fairytale. It's a folk tale - and folk tales tell the truth.This is the story of Elspeth, a bold-hearted girl, and Tam Lin, a boy stolen by the Fae. Set at the edge of Carterhaugh, between the seen and the unseen, this retelling brings the ancient tale to life with poetic language, emotional depth, and breath-stealing beauty. Together, they face trials, transformations, and the fierce Queen of the Forest, who will stop at nothing to keep Tam bound to her realm.But what happens after the spell is broken? What does love look like not just in triumph, but in the long, slow years that follow?This is a tale of devotion and despair, of bliss and pain, of choosing each other again and again - even when memory fades, even when grief comes, even when time itself begins to slip. It is a love story grounded not in fantasy, but in the honest, aching truth of what it means to walk beside someone for a lifetime.It is a story that will grow with you. One you can return to - and one that, in time, will return to you.-I don't often step out from behind the stories I write. But in this series, The Stories Beneath Our Feet, I choose to. Not to stand in front of you as some kind of expert, or behind you to pass judgement - but beside you, walking the same uneven path, carrying the same questions. Because stories like this aren't distant dreams. They're mirrors. And maybe, if we look gently enough, they show us something real.So let me take a moment to answer a few questions I'm often asked. You deserve honesty. And if you're holding this book, maybe you're someone who values that."How do you write so quickly?"The answer lies in a rare but documented gift: a visual mind's eye. As a dyslexic thinker, my mind doesn't work in linear text - it works in immersive, cinematic imagery. I don't just imagine stories - I see them. I carry them fully formed for years in my mind's eye, like internal storyboards. When the time comes to write, I'm not creating from scratch - I'm translating something I've already lived with."Are your illustrations AI?"This one matters more than it seems. Because here's the untold truth: in mainstream publishing, the images you see on covers are rarely made by the authors themselves. They're created by entire teams - art directors, designers, illustrators - often using professional AI-assisted tools. It's a polished machine, and the author might not touch the process at all.So when an indie author like me crafts an image from scratch, edits every detail, colour balances by hand, reworks every brushstroke for days using digital tools like Adobe - it's mine. Entirely. Authentically. Yet too often, indie creators are dismissed for using "AI," while the industry's mass-produced illustrations go unchallenged. The real cheat isn't us. It's the illusion that big publishers don't use the same tools - they just have bigger teams behind the scenes.This book - every word and every image - was made by me, for you. Like craft beer beside factory ale, it may carry a little imperfection, but it also carries heart, care, and soul.So if you've ever loved someone despite the pain...If you've ever stayed when it would have been easier to leave...If you've ever grown alongside grief and joy alike...Then maybe this story is already yours.Because folk tales don't promise perfection. They promise meaning. And Tam Lin is a tale that reminds us - real love is messy, hard-won, and beautiful not in spite of its cracks, but because of them.- Ethan Solace

• | Author: Ethan Solace
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00208 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798290283906