Deceit of Spirits
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Last published Mon, Apr 17, 2023
*Sequel to Quill of Thieves*
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR BOOK 1 AHEAD
A SCHOLARLY AUTHOR betrayed by the girl for whom he fell.
A CURSED DAUGHTER who desires to free her magically entrapped father.
A REALM OF SPIRITS capable of deceiving them both into fracturing their world.
After learning of Astrid Salvera's plans to use his soul to free her father from the clutches of Queen Davina's Monverta, Sebastian d'Aximos ends up in the Realm of the Fae as he and Astrid race to retrieve the mystical Black Quill from the dangerous waters of Lake Holalethe. Despite the deadly risks, Sebastian can't help but be drawn to Astrid and the trove of secrets she seems to hold close to her chest. Astrid, still reeling from the truth of her cursed bloodline and her inability to be a saviour in her own story, struggles to allow Sebastian past her defenses and finds herself spiraling towards the fate of the prophesied sinner.
Redeemer and sinner can rise Earth or descend;
Though only one lives while the other must end.
Meanwhile, Abel Venande rushes through Belsynen to the Elvish realm of Galandreal in order to meet up with Sebastian and keep him from Astrid's traitorous grasp. When she gets captured by Elvish Elders, Abel discovers her own heritage and the larger part she has to play to save her kin's realm from the diminishing magic of the elements. But when Captain Matthias Soiree arrives with revelations to share, Abel's loyalties to Sebastian threaten to waver.
However, unbeknownst to this unlikely band of heroes, the goddess of Spirit's threads, Gaia, watches their progress and has vengeful plans of her own...
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