Tegan Lleuad is an award-winning author of gothic and folkloric fantasy, drawn to witches, haunted landscapes, and the thin places where power answers back. A lifelong witch with a master’s degree in psychology, she explores sovereignty, devotion, and the shadowed terrain of the human mind. She co-hosts the Hex & Harmony podcast and hosts Synapse & Shadow, where ancient wisdom collides with modern science. The Withered Crown weaves Appalachian folk magic, dangerous devotion, and a love bound by oath and consequence. Step carefully—some protections come at a price.