About this series
Sometimes the darkest shadows lie within.
Senka, a Shadow made of light and dark, is finally a Guardian of the Shadow Realm, years after her parents were killed by the same deadly creatures now trapped there by the djinn. But when the creatures ambush her on one of her first days on the job, she finds herself with a fatal curse. Worse yet, decaying barriers eject her from her home—threatening to release hordes of the shadow-creatures right along with her. Her only choice is to find the one person who might be able to reverse the curse and get her home in time to warn the other Shadows of the impending disaster. The only problem? He's been missing so long he's practically a myth.
Lacey, granddaughter of the great Ghadir, has been living among the humans with her brother since the Candrani revolted and plunged the Djinn Realm into chaos. When her mother, still in the Realm, suddenly stops answering Lacey's calls, Lacey is desperate to bring her to safety. But when Lacey returns to the Realm, she finds a world far different from the one she had left years before.
Escaped shadow-creatures throw Lacey and Senka together, thwarting everything Lacey had ever been taught to fear about Shadows. When news of a once-lost Shadow artifact reaches them—an artifact capable of leading them straight to the man who can save Senka—they find themselves embroiled in a plot deeper than they could have imagined, a plan to steal long-lost objects of power and take control of the Candrani forces. With time running out, can they escape a power-hungry djinn in time to stop the wards from breaking?
Or will the Realms fall to this ancient magic?
This Cursed Shadow is the wished-for sequel to YA urban fantasy novel This Cursed Flame. If you like imaginative fantasy, unlikely companions, and fast-paced action, then you'll love Selina J. Eckert's enchanting series!
Titles in the series (3)
- This Cursed Light: This Curse, #0.5
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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!
- This Cursed Flame: This Curse, #1
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Janan has been on the run for years. But her true nature may just force her to confront the very evil that created her. Genie Janan is a misfit in two worlds: not human enough to live with humans, but not djinn enough to be a djinn. She's spent years running from the evil djinn who created her—and from her own magic—until a djinn revolution threatens what little safety she's managed to find. Even worse, she soon learns her powers are much darker than she'd ever imagined. Laurelin dreams of being the world's next great chemist, but a rejection from the college prep program of her dreams sends her into a tailspin. But when Laurelin finds a glass bottle, she uncorks more than a genie. She is thrust into a world of myth and fairy tales… and surrounded by an impending magical war. Can genie and human work together before time runs out? Or will the djinn conquer them and shroud both their worlds in death and dark magic? This Cursed Flame is the wished-for first YA urban fantasy novel in the This Curse series. If you like imaginative fantasy, unlikely companions, and fast-paced action, then you'll love Selina J. Eckert's enchanting book.
- This Cursed Shadow: This Curse, #2
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Sometimes the darkest shadows lie within. Senka, a Shadow made of light and dark, is finally a Guardian of the Shadow Realm, years after her parents were killed by the same deadly creatures now trapped there by the djinn. But when the creatures ambush her on one of her first days on the job, she finds herself with a fatal curse. Worse yet, decaying barriers eject her from her home—threatening to release hordes of the shadow-creatures right along with her. Her only choice is to find the one person who might be able to reverse the curse and get her home in time to warn the other Shadows of the impending disaster. The only problem? He's been missing so long he's practically a myth. Lacey, granddaughter of the great Ghadir, has been living among the humans with her brother since the Candrani revolted and plunged the Djinn Realm into chaos. When her mother, still in the Realm, suddenly stops answering Lacey's calls, Lacey is desperate to bring her to safety. But when Lacey returns to the Realm, she finds a world far different from the one she had left years before. Escaped shadow-creatures throw Lacey and Senka together, thwarting everything Lacey had ever been taught to fear about Shadows. When news of a once-lost Shadow artifact reaches them—an artifact capable of leading them straight to the man who can save Senka—they find themselves embroiled in a plot deeper than they could have imagined, a plan to steal long-lost objects of power and take control of the Candrani forces. With time running out, can they escape a power-hungry djinn in time to stop the wards from breaking? Or will the Realms fall to this ancient magic? This Cursed Shadow is the wished-for sequel to YA urban fantasy novel This Cursed Flame. If you like imaginative fantasy, unlikely companions, and fast-paced action, then you'll love Selina J. Eckert's enchanting series!
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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