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Complete, First published May 04
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Goddess of Light
Book II in the Ruined Gods series

She lit the skies. She awakened the Goddess within herself. But some truths were meant to stay buried.

Aura Ashford is the new Queen of Brumefall-and the Goddess of Light-a beacon for a world steeped in storm and silence. As ancient powers stir, her existence threatens the fragile balance of the realm. Light brings life-but it also casts long shadows.

A strange phenomenon spreads: darkfire, a corrosive, cold-burning flame that devours both magic and memory. Temples crumble, forests wither, and even the stars seem to vanish. Aura is blamed, her divinity a spark that may have reignited enemies long buried.

Amid the chaos, mortal servant Elara Valmont rescues a wounded noble, Lord William Blackwood. Their bond grows quietly, a fragile thread of warmth in a world unraveling, yet the divide between servant and noble threatens to keep them apart.

As fear spreads and trust fractures, Aura must walk the line between divinity and humanity. 
King Gabriel, haunted by visions of a past he never lived and a future he fears, struggles to hold himself together-and perhaps to hold her.

And deep beneath the earth, something ancient awakens.

Not all Gods sleep forever.




"You are not the first light to rise, Aura."

"Then what happened to the others?"

"They burned."



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Ruined Gods Series

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