Agnes swore never to abandon her faith; Euna swore never to abandon her family. But when the two women become each other's only hope for survival, will either of them be able to keep their promises? Agnes Finn, a fiercely devout Catholic from newly partitioned Northern Ireland, stumbles into the the fabled land of Tír na nÓg while fleeing sectarian violence in her small, rural village. There, she is captured and sold to a training house for future soldiers of the Aos Sí: a race of immortal beings said to descend from fallen angels. Her only hope of lies in joining the King's Fianna, where soldiers are granted manumission after twenty years of service. But when a hunting excursion goes awry, she is instead hired as a bodyguard for Euna: a charmer of unicorns and a favorite among the king's human concubines. Hailing from a Scottish traveler community, Euna finds herself in Tír na nÓg after falling into a loch to retrieve her younger sister. When she is discovered in the woods with a pair of unicorns, the king of Aos Sí takes her into his harem, where escape is futile and aging is a death sentence. While temporarily spared from night duties, Euna is forced to aid the king's battle against the unicorns guarding the Wildlands: a vast and dangerous forest preventing his kingdom's expansion. Eager to find her sister and escape her own grim fate, she sets sights on her pious new bodyguard, the only soldier permitted to travel with her alone. After striking a deal with Agnes, the pair set out in search of Euna's lost sister, stumbling into the fray of an unseen war. As the two women grow closer, loyalties are challenged and faith is put to the test, landing them both on the wrong side of a monarch determined to crush all resistance to his reign. Bluebeard meets Gaelic folklore in this grimdark fairytale exploring religious trauma, bodily autonomy, and what it truly means to be human. Cover is an original artwork by the author using traditional media.

FAMILY OVER EVERYTHING They say fame changes people. For Kim, it never had the chance. At only twenty, Kim is already a successful actor, a devoted father, a protective brother, and a son who would do anything for his family. Behind the cameras and glamorous life, however, lies a side of him very few people know about. Kim can fight. He can handle weapons. He can design clothes with surprises hidden inside them. And when it comes to protecting the people he loves, he doesn't hesitate. But Kim's life takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Country M to reunite with his mother and her new family. What should have been a peaceful family vacation quickly becomes complicated when old connections, dangerous secrets, and an intriguing stranger named Klaus begin crossing his path. Klaus is mysterious, confident, and far more observant than Kim would like. Their first encounters are anything but ordinary. A chance meeting. A dangerous game of cat and mouse. A security agency. A family celebration. And two men who seem determined to figure each other out. As Kim's worlds begin colliding, he discovers that protecting his family may require more than strength. Because sometimes the most dangerous thing isn't the enemy standing in front of you... It's the person who makes you want to lower your guard. And Kim has one rule above everything else: Family over everything.