Evil spirits. A cursed prince. Death itself in disarray. Iris just wants to go home, but fate has other plans for this young priestess and her odd companions. /// The land of Erinlin is dying, its ancient traditions choked out by the Kaerent church and its true priestesses, the Candlemaidens, increasingly regarded with fear and suspicion. All Iris wants is to tend her candles, win her shade battles, and chat with the spirits of her realm. But when she is torn away from her home by the Kaerent king, she learns that her country needs her to be far more than a typical Candlemaiden-- she must be as the legendary priestesses of old and walk through Death itself. *** Cover help from the awesome @ArdenBrooks. Special thanks to @rainersalt, @giveitameaning, and @piperjones033 !

Cover by CannibalisticNecro! Check out her covershop! PREQUEL TO STARFALL Ava Ranier is Class Rep, with perfect grades and a meticulous schedule. Nothing less than perfection to make her father proud. James Ranier, her twin, takes a different philosophy. A writer and a photographer, goes with the flow and is content with the average. Until they meet Rayan Falae, the new kid at their school with a penchant and apparent reputation for trouble. In him, Ava finds a confidant, a friend, and a first crush. In him, James finds a soulmate. It all changes in one, flaming instant. Friendship forged in love, and destroyed by fire and brimstone. || ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS STORY MAY BE COPIED OR TRANSLATED WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR. IF YOU ARE READING THIS ON ANY PLATFORM OTHER THAN WATTPAD, IT IS A PIRATED COPY. ||

Volume 1: Pickpocketing Living in secret and stealing to eat is a hard life , but it's all Kuro has ever known. Fear and necessity honed him from a young age into the finest young thief in in the wizard kingdoms. Nobody can hide forever, though, and a run of poor luck lands Kuro in a place where his quick hands and quiet feet count for nothing: Avalon Academy, school of magic. Out of his depth and unable to escape, can Kuro find a place among the other misfits at the school, or will his past return to ruin the one chance he has to leave his life in the shadows?