One Dark Window

Lovers of the enigmatic realms found in "Uprooted" and "For the Wolf" will find themselves ensnared by this dark tapestry of gothic fantasy, where a damsel must awaken the beast within to save her realm—and yet the demon of her own psyche is not the sole menace that shadows her. In the kingdom shrouded in perpetual mist, Elspeth Spindle's survival depends not on fortune's favor but on a creature of nightmare. Known to her as the Nightmare, this capricious spirit dwells within her mind—a guardian and keeper of her darkest confidences. But his protection is a double-edged sword, and Elspeth knows the toll of such magic is steep. Fate veers into the unexpected as Elspeth encounters a cryptic highwayman on the forested byways, an encounter that spirals her life into a labyrinth of intrigue. She is suddenly a player in a perilous endeavor to purge her kingdom of a malignant sorcery. The highwayman, none other than the king's own fugitive nephew and commander of the Destriers, is branded a traitor. Bound by a common purpose, Elspeth and the outlaw captain race against the wheeling stars to collect the twelve Providence Cards, artifacts to seal the corruption. With the Solstice as their deadline, they navigate a tension fraught with danger and a magnetic pull too potent to ignore. As the venture deepens, so does Elspeth's realization: the Nightmare within her is seeping through the crevices of her consciousness. And the struggle to contain him might be one she is doomed to lose.

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