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 !

BOOKS NEVER DISAPPOINT. That's why Ava has preferred losing herself in a delightful story to the company of real people for most of her life. Despite feeling lonely ever since her childhood, she seems unable to form real connections. Apparently, there is something odd about her that drives people away. And so it's just her and the stories she likes to read. Until one day a whole new destiny steps into the bookshop she works in. ********************************** Weariness and pain are the only feelings Trygve has known for several centuries now. He has long given up hope that any of his missions will lead to freedom. Yet, he is bound to complete each one, even though failure is imminent, much to the enjoyment of his cruel master. But just as he wonders, if it will ever end, one way or the other, something extraordinary tickles his nose. ********************************** Raban shouldn't even exist any longer. Neither he nor the rest of the world is aware that he is still there, locked away and long forgotten. However, when the seal that keeps his existence a secret is broken he is in for some mind-altering surprises.