Three young heroes, each imbued with a fragment of divine power, must learn to fight - and love - to stop the evil Shadow from plunging the world into eternal night. --- Eons ago, the Shadow was defeated and cast back into the Pit. But now, something is again stirring in the dark places of the world. An ancient power awakens to oppose the darkness, but if the light is to win, armies must gather, and champions rise. Otherwise, the world will be plunged into eternal darkness. Oblivious to the growing danger, three young adults struggle to find their place in the world: VALANT, the orphaned blacksmith's apprentice; MEIKA, the outcast girl with a talent for magic; and DARYA, the landowner's daughter who dreams of adventure. The trio will be thrust into a world they thought only existed in legends and ballads. Village life will soon be the least of their concerns as they travel across an increasingly dangerous land to deliver a message that could decide the outcome of the coming war against an ancient evil.

Snow's dream has come true: she's left the confines of the Jade Palace and is now living a freer life on the Northern Steppes with her childhood sweetheart, Erden. However, she's been having vivid nightmares of a white-clad warrior fighting celestial soldiers, before being captured and punished severely. She has many questions about her hidden identity as a half-fox demon, but no one can give her any answers. All she knows is that she's the daughter of a celestial fox, and that a snowy white fox turns up whenever she's in trouble. She thought she could keep that part of herself a secret forever, until one day, while out near a forest plagued by wolves, she inadvertently turned into. . . a white fox. Can she return to her human form? Will Erden accept her if he knew she was a fox demon all along? Will she ever uncover the identity of the mysterious warrior who haunts her dreams? More action packed than the first book, with a healthy dose of romance, humor and angst, this is Snow's journey as she learns more about herself, and finds a guardian and mentor in an old friend whose fate is tied to her in ways she never anticipated, and whose love for her knows no bounds. This beautiful cover is made by @eryxnaps of Abyss Graphics. { Featured on @WackyWriters, @newlywrittenbooks and @KirukkanGuild } [ 1st place in the Fantasy/Sci-fi category of the Ballsy Tea Awards 2022 ] [ 1st place in the Action/Adventure category of the April Awards 2022 ] Highest ranking: 1st in #asianfantasy 3rd in #asiansinlit 7th in #actionfilled 7th in #eastern 11th in #yafantasy

WATTY'S 2022 SHORTLIST🏅A Qing Dynasty Snow White fairytale retelling with a Princess Mononoke twist. Featured on @Wattpad's Fantasy Adventures reading list and @WattpadExplorer. ***** Snow is anything but the submissive princess the Jade Palace expects her to be. Her foster mothers find her impossible, her royal tutor labels her incorrigible, and she recently threatened to shave her head if she were forced to marry. When the Empress presents her with an opportunity to go on the imperial spring hunt with the princes and her not-so-secret crush, Prince Erden, Snow jumps at the chance. Who knew that that would lead to an assassination attempt, a harrowing escape, and her getting hopelessly lost in a dark forest during a thunderstorm--with no survival skills whatsoever. The only things she has to help her survive are lots of moxie and latent magical powers she inherited from her deceased mother. Oh, and an ethereally white fox that led seven old dwarves to her. With the Empress's malicious intent now revealed, Snow must discover her true strength, who her mother really is, and what magical powers she wields, in order to find her way back to Erden. If she fails, she might never see him again and die a lonely old crone in the mountains. . . or get murdered anyway when the bloodthirsty Empress--said to have fantastical powers of her own--comes for Snow. This beautiful cover is AI-generated by moi :D || 11x featured || Highest ranking: 1st in #asianfantasy 2nd in #yafantasy 1st in #retold 1st in #chinesemythology 4th in #retelling 9th in #fairytaleretelling 13th in #snowwhite 21st in #fairytale