Magic And Moonlight

The night her home burns, Elira Thornvale learns two truths.

The first: war does not knock before it enters.

The second: the moon answers when she calls.

Raised on a quiet border farm in Velmora, Elira has spent her life tending wheat fields and burying grief. But when Soltharan soldiers sweep across the frontier, they leave nothing behind but ash - and a girl who should have died in the flames.

She doesn't.

Under a smoke-choked sky, something ancient awakens within her. Silver light. Dangerous. Forbidden.

Captured by the radiant empire that destroyed her home, Elira is paraded through the capital in chains - a warning, a spectacle, a symbol. The Sunbound Court believes moon magic is corruption. They intend to break her.

But even shackled beneath endless sunlight, Elira refuses to bow.

In a palace of mirrors and secrets, a crown prince watches too closely. A child of the court begins to question everything she's been taught. And somewhere beyond the gilded walls, whispers of rebellion begin to stir.

Because the sun may rule the day-
-but the moon remembers every injustice.

And it is patient.

⚠️ Content Warning
This book contains themes of war, loss of a parent, violence, imprisonment, public humiliation, and emotional betrayal.