The Lantern Grove
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The Lantern Grove is a dark, mysterious fantasy novel about memory, guilt, and rebirth. When Elara Graye stumbles into a forgotten garden ruled by shadows and regret, she discovers the truth about her fractured past and the Grove she thought she controlled. As she guides ten lost souls through their final reckoning, she must confront the terrifying truth: she is not the gardener-she is the seed. In a story where nothing is what it seems and memory is both a weapon and a curse, Elara must choose between blooming... or rotting.
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