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The Lantern's Ember

A bold and ghostly stand-alone from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck, with all the moodiness of Sleepy Hollow and all the romance her fans love. Welcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme. Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It's difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern--one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable. Jack has spent centuries jumping from town to town, ensuring that nary a mortal--or not-so-mortal--soul slips past him. That is, until he meets beautiful Ember O'Dare. Seventeen, stubborn, and a natural-born witch, Ember feels a strong pull to the Otherworld. Undeterred by Jack's warnings, she crosses into the forbidden plane with the help of a mysterious and debonair vampire--and the chase through a dazzling, dangerous world is on. Jack must do everything in his power to get Ember back where she belongs before both the earthly and unearthly worlds descend into chaos. Colleen Houck, the New York Times bestselling author of the Tigers Curse series and Reawakened series, breathes new life into classic folklore in this wild, twisting adventure propelled by the spirit of Halloween. "[Houck] offers a fresh spin on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow...with some genuine surprises in store."--Kirkus "A wild and seductive adventure...a must-have for YA collections."--SLJ

The Ember Veil

In the mist-choked lands of Vaelith, Kael, a scavenger haunted by her parents’ sacrifice, uncovers an ember that burns with visions of a lost city. Defying her village’s warnings, she embarks on a perilous quest to uncover its secrets, guided by the ember’s pulsing glow. But as ancient spires rise from the fog, a shadow stirs—a formless hunger that threatens to consume all she holds dear. With time running out, Kael must unravel the truth of the ember and seal the shadow, as her parents once did, or lose everything to the darkness. The Ember Veil is a gripping fantasy-mystery novella of courage, legacy, and the light that defies the void. Perfect for fans of atmospheric tales and hidden truths.

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