The Birds Sing, Even For Us
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Last published Wed, Jul 9, 2025
A tale of shadows, sun, and a love that defies fate.
Raven has spent her life surviving. Haunted by a past she can't outrun and powers she can't explain, she's learned to stay hidden, to trust no one, and to never let anyone close enough to uncover the truth.
Until Wren.
New to the city, Wren is all warmth and light - curious eyes, quiet strength, and a heart that beats like birdsong in the morning. She doesn't know the danger that hums beneath Raven's skin. She doesn't know the storm that's coming.
Drawn together by something ancient and unspoken, the two girls find themselves caught between forces that want them silenced, secrets buried deep beneath blood and magic, and a destiny written in stars they never asked for.
As sun meets moon, and light meets shadow, Raven and Wren must decide: will they fight for each other... or burn with the truth?
This is a dark, romantic fantasy about broken pasts, forbidden power, and the kind of love that refuses to be quiet.
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