Shortlisted in Muse Awards. "He thought he was the hunter. He didn't know she had nothing left to lose." Trapped within the dark, looming walls of Vaelhorst Palace, Aethelgard is a captive surrounded by enemies. Her survival depends entirely on the mercy of Malakor-a ruthless, hyper-vigilant Dark Lord whose very name strikes terror across the kingdoms. Separated from everything she knows by the treacherous, ink-black waters of The Mourning Tides, escape seems completely impossible. But Malakor underestimates the girl in his shadows. Before sending her to the Dark Lord, the sinister witch known as Pale Marrow ripped away Aethelgard's emotions, leaving her completely hollow. Malakor expects a terrified prisoner, but instead, he faces a mind completely untethered by fear, panic, or mercy. As a dangerous, slow-burn game of wit and proximity unfolds between captive and captor, the lines between hatred and curiosity begin to blur. Aethelgard must use her cold, emotionless clarity to dismantle Malakor's court from the inside-before the magic fades and her feelings come rushing back. A dark fantasy romance filled with royal intrigue, psychological tension, and a toxic power dynamic that will burn down an empire.

after four hundred years of exile, Lamashtu brought her cursed clan to Kur, to spread chaos, and revenge

Let's see this world more colourfully with a poet's eye.

Selene was just an ordinary fourteen-year-old orphan living in the old, winding streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1994. Dreaming of one day graduating from medical college and moving to a bustling city far from the place that had labelled her the "spooky orphan," she longed for a life of quiet and peace. But ordinary has a way of unravelling. Selene knew she was strange-strange enough to be a whisper in an unsolved police case-but she had no idea just how extraordinary her life was about to become. One dream, one night, changes everything. Haunting, tender, and tinged with mystery, The Other Side follows Selene as she steps into the other side of the world that will test the limits of her courage-and reveal that being "spooky" might be the least of her worries.