One Dark Window

Book #1 in the The Shepherd King series

A maiden must unleash her inner monster to save her kingdom from dark magic.

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432 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a mist-locked kingdom, Elspeth Spindle harbors a secret: a spirit called the Nightmare dwells in her mind. When she encounters a treasonous highwayman, they embark on a perilous quest to save their realm from dark magic. As they race against time to gather mystical cards, Elspeth battles the growing influence of the Nightmare. Can she control the darkness within before it consumes her and dooms the kingdom?

From the publisher

THE FANTASY BOOKTOK SENSATION! For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom–but the monster in her head isn’t the only threat lurking. Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her. Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home–she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the Destriers…and guilty of high treason. He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards–the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

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