451 AD. Rome is plagued by the invasion of Attila and his army of Huns, but its legions are weak. Desperate, the Emperor calls on the help of the barbarian tribes to defeat their foe. Merovech, the son of the chieftan of the tribe at Blariacum, proves himself on the battlefield and goes on to be known as Attila's Bane, expelling the Huns and their allies from Gaul and the Western Roman Empire. He is honored by the Emperor for his victory and is given the title of Defender of Rome. But there is trouble brewing behind all of the glory. Abused for years by Rome, Merovech has grown disgusted by the Empire and its practices. Knowing they are weak, he devises a plan to gain control over his village and his life once more, uniting the tribes and giving birth to the first royal dynasty of France, the Merovingians.

Nearly three decades of war between magic users and the kinsmen, on the ban of all magic, has left a distant country in ruin, and only one young princess to take the throne as the only one left to take over the royal blood line. From painstaking poverty and despair, the princess worked hard at restoring her kingdom, becoming a beacon of hope on the lives of her people, and bringing upon an era of peace without magic... Until the witch's tower appeared... From the roots of the tower, a vile plague spreads, destroying and killing everything in it's path. It's up to a brave and nobel knight to venture to the tower and kill the witch. But when magic is involved, and with a witch too stubborn to simply die, can our hero defeat the witch and win the princess's heart? Or will he forever be caught within the killer loop that is the witches curse? What happens when a typical fairytale has to be retold over and over again?

{Part of the wattys 2018 shortlist} *First draft novel- any critique is appreciated* Theres a fabled city that exists above both land and water, that is the whispered lands of the gods. The city of Arimine... A place where it is said that humans and gods can meet, to worship, to pray, to ask for miracles... the island has long since been missing, now only an ancient legend, told to children before bed and sought after by many advanced adventurers in the land beneath and shunned by the sceptical. The land beneath is filled with many religious people. It is a land ruled by the laws of make believe and fantasy... and because of this, many people are superstitious. They say that if you can find the island of Arimine once more then each person to find it can have one miracle granted each... So what is it that will be wished for, by our four unlikely heroes... A young girl who can never show her face... A boy warrior who was cursed with blindness... A witchiling who sold her heart to demons who can no longer love and a noblemen who lost all he had in a fire... What awaits for them on this treacherous adventure, no adventurer would dare take, is both hope and despair... each being carried by a deep resolve and a prayer...