“When you kill a Celestial Witch, their prophecies die with them.”

Before Cori came of age, she delivered a prophecy that foretold all witches practicing dark magic would lose their power on a future winter solstice. When she spoke the words aloud, it put a target on her back—and tied her fate to a ticking clock.

After a decade of hiding and pushing away her magic, Cori moves to Farley, Maine. She plans to keep her head down while counting down the days until the prophecy comes to pass, but the small coastal town is not what she expected.

When Cori meets Adrian Huxley, a local Water Elemental witch, her secret is no longer safe. The closer she gets to him, the harder it is to suppress her magic. When she receives a series of visions, she realizes her life is not the only one in danger. A visit from a spirit linked to her past makes her question the real reason she was sent into hiding—and the loyalty of the family she swore to protect.

Will Cori hide to protect a bond she never anticipated, or risk it all to confront the witches who hunt her?

Maria has been reading, illustrating, and writing fantasy stories her entire life. Fantasy romance became the escape that saved her life while working as a frontline healthcare worker during the pandemic. Nothing brings her more joy than writing to provide an escape for others.

Her favorite book of all time is The Hobbit.

She blends fantastical elements into our world and strives to use dark humor and heart-wrenching backstory to make her characters come to life.

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