This Cursed Light: This Curse, #0.5

By Selina J. Eckert

With one wish she could change it all, but these djinn don't grant wishes.

 

Shapeshifting djinn Safiyya is licking her wounds after an unfortunate accident—caused by the woman who was once her best friend—traps her in the form of an ocelot. So she is less than thrilled when that very friend, Ghadir, turns up on her doorstep, asking for Safiyya's help to investigate strange occurrences in the area's magic. But when they find a young girl—an illegally-created genie—at the center of the disturbances, Safiyya knows she can't just turn tail and run.

 

Safiyya is thrown into turmoil as she is confronted not only with the aftermath of her accident but also with Ghadir's own issues, amplified by the discovery of a genie. And when an evil djinn shows up, pursuing the girl, what started as a simple investigation turns to something much more sinister. Can they put aside their differences long enough to save the girl?

 

Or will they fall before they can warn the entire Djinn Realm of their greatest enemy yet?

 

This Cursed Light is the heartrending prequel to This Cursed Flame, book 1 of Selina J. Eckert's This Curse series. If you like found family, fast-paced action, and imaginative fantasy, you will love these enchanting books!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paper Cranes, LLC
• Release date: Sep 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781733755252

Selina J. Eckert

Selina is a biologist-by-day, writer-by-night native of Pennsylvania. She lives with her husband, dog, and two cats and spends her time writing, reading, creating art, and dreaming about fictional worlds. Besides writing and sciencing, Selina also runs an author support business, Paper Cranes, LLC, that provides editing, consulting, and mapmaking services to authors, writers, and students. She has written two fairy-tale retelling short stories that were both finalists in Rooglewood Press short story contests and a fantasy short story, “Queen of Mist and Fog,” available through her newsletter.

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