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The Siege of Shadows: Book one

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Book one of The Veil of Danu Series 
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In a world divided by the fragile balance between light and wildness, the Seelie and Unseelie fae have lived in uneasy harmony for centuries, separated from humanity by the magical Veil of Danu. But when an ambitious Seelie usurper seizes the throne and plunges the realms into chaos, the ancient order begins to unravel. The sacred Well of Creation is lost, the World Tree withers, and magic itself begins to fade.

Rowan, a young human park ranger, is swept into this unraveling world after a flood pulls her through a hidden fairy ring deep in the Appalachian mountains. Trapped in a medieval fae realm teetering on the brink of destruction, she becomes entangled in the struggle between the warring fae courts and discovers a secret that ties her to their crumbling magic.

As monsters rise, fae lands fall into ruin, and humanity faces invasion, Rowan must navigate a dangerous path to uncover the Veil's secrets, heal the broken magic, and choose where her loyalties truly lie. But even as hope flickers, the darkness lurking in her blood threatens to tear her apart-and with it, the fate of both fae and human worlds.

A tale of love, betrayal, and the wild power of ancient magic, The Veil of Danu is a journey into the heart of a forgotten myth where heroes are forged, and balance comes at the steepest price. 



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Once Upon a Fairytale

Avoid looking into those golden eyes. One look is enough and you will be lost forever. Once upon a time, beyond the forests and mountains, where the leaves always wore the color of autumn, a girl with great talent grew up, with her mother and father. One day, however, their happiness was stolen by tragedy. Her mother fell ill and death called her to the other side. Nothing was the same anymore. Her father remarried. And in the end, time took him away too. Iris was left alone with her stepmother and stepsister. They made her a maid, a slave. A prisoner of a life she hated. But something deep inside her prevented her from leaving the house she grew up in - her home. There, as a child, she created all the miracles with her mother and wanted to continue doing so, to give joy to those less fortunate. Like when she made a dress for the butcher's wife, whom her husband no longer loved, that made her irresistible to him again. Or when she made a shirt for her best friend Jace that was supposed to protect him from the edge of swords, since he liked to provoke the royal guards. Her little secret. But one day, her peaceful life decides to take a completely different direction and everything goes wrong. She meets a prince. She helps her stepsister win him for herself. And ancient family secrets get involved when a demon she is magically bonded with appears. A long-hidden story begins to unfold before her, revealing the truth about her mother, her ancient ancestors, and herself. And it all started with her simply taking off the necklace she should never have taken off.