When Bryony -- herbalist extraordinaire -- goes missing, Bella knows one suspect stands above the rest. The village's aspiring second witch, Daphne, comes from a family that's tried to take Bryony down before, and Daphne seems determined to carry on...
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As the Crow Falls: A Dark Fantasy / ace-ace Romance novel and Cinderella retelling. Contains undercover royalty, enemies to lovers, sinister magic, and a forest as vast and deep as the sea. Complete.
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This book was written for Wattpad's Open Novella Contest (ONC), a community competition where participants attempt to write a prompt-based novella within three months. Flickering Creatures is my entry, based on the following prompts:
Prompt #81: The town's witch has gone missing and no one is looking for her but her two familiars—a crow and a black cat—plus the teen who has always been scared of her.
Prompt #84: A witchy tale told from the perspective of the familiar.
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