Poetry

❝YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE DEVIL, DARLING.❞ A woman lets a stranger burn her city to the ground, in return he shall be her weapon, until she breaks one of their bargains. BOOK ONE OF THE "NIGHT'S CALL" SERIES → A RUMPELSTILTSKIN RETELLING [ very loosely based ] cover by @rubyruins [21.07.17] all rights reserved © 2017

❝BUILD AN EMPIRE AND BURN IT TO THE GROUND.❞ The evening prior to the spring equinox, soothsayer and witch, Maarit Pheraios, has an earth-shattering vision regarding the future of Bonvalet. The prophecy speaks of the Infernal Prince, who takes the throne after the death of the king. It is only when King Tevenot is murdered the following day that Maarit comprehends the urgency of the situation. Relying on her prophecy for truth, she notifies as many villagers as she possibly can about the peril that awaits them in the near future. However, when he learns of the warnings she has been giving, Maarit finds herself imprisoned by the Infernal Prince himself. © Copyright 2017 by Lily White. All rights reserved. Featured on October 11, 2017.

THE FAE ARE STEALING HEARTS [Wattpad Picks: Editors' Choice] Many moons ago, a deal was struck with the fae by a young woman who wished to save her lover's life. Years later, Adalyn is called upon to repay the debt and tumbles into a realm entirely apart from her own. Lost within a sinister fae city, she must learn to live in a place where fates can be foretold, names are kept as secrets, and bandits can steal the beating heart from her chest. "Didn't anyone ever tell you that it's dangerous to wander into the Wystwood alone?" Fantasy│Adventure│Romance A Wattpad Editors' Choice Story [Cover designed by myself│Cover graphic '04 Dorothy Lathrop' attributed to Will (ajourneyroundmyskull) on Flickr, licenced under CC BY 4.0]

Peace can't last forever when war is the law of man. For years, Eli's village was content to ignore the signs. ...the silence, the whispers, the cold... Then in one faithless hour, they were gone. With blood in his ears and Aldyth's hand tucked in his own, Eli runs. Away from his family, away from his home, and away from the soldiers of the East Cardinal, who rain terror down upon the Confederate cities. Unbeknownst to them, Taurus, an elven huntsman, tracks the train of the Easterners. He was a man looking to find himself, to hear beyond the screaming, misery, and death. And with a few well-shot arrows and a splash of elvish magic, the three's fates are tied, and Eli, Aldyth, and Taurus find themselves bound together as they venture on toward the mysterious North Cardinal. With each mile they cover, the tension builds. Eli's family is captured with chains chaffing their wrists. The East is growing and none can resist. Aldyth is changing; her eyes glow with blood. And elves can't be trusted, no matter what. And the only thing Eli can do about it is run as hard as he can toward the border of the North Cardinal, a task that many say is likened with death. //Trailer by @Tinkertaydust// //Copyright © 2016 by copyright.com// //Edited by @skygardens// //cover by @stardust24601//

Boy meets magic. Boy meets death.

my bones are too big for my body and they protrude through my skin : let's talk about love, angst, fear, peace.

raise your glasses high, for tomorrow we will die, and return from the ashes.

"GOD SAVE ANYONE WHO STANDS IN HER WAY." Even the painters couldn't capture the kind of darkness with which she made an empire bow. • winner of thefaefolk's book of the month • © sianna okaat 2017 • 284 in fantasy • 5 in #tarot •

Sadie Cairn doesn't belong at the Dearden Institute. She wanted to go to MIT. Or Stanford. Or any place where she doesn't have to perform blood sacrifices to pass her exams. Her sister Petra didn't give her a choice. Nobody could have known what Petra planned. If they had, both sisters would have been dead the moment they stepped foot on campus. THE MAGICIANS meets THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE ☽ ☾ Gory witchcraft, ghosts, conspiracies, undead forest creatures, and a subtle whiff of dark academia; all wrapped up in a magic college near a small town in the boondocks. Bonus: there's a haunted house in the woods.