Manuscript 1: Before the Dawn
In a land where magic has been outlawed, and history erased, Coraline is stuck in a dreary existence, cleaning floors, dusting shelves, and doing her best to avoid the lady of the house. Her escapes are few, but she finds comfort in the adventure of a book, peace in the solitude of the grounds, and solace in the weight of her sword — at least until a long familiar dream begins to change and haunt her sleep each night.
When Cora’s world is upended, tedium turns to chaos, and she must do what she can to fight for her life. Her journey is plagued with uncertainty, but as she learns to release her fears and self-doubt, Cora discovers a power entirely her own. A power that will save the world.
Manuscript 2: The Hollow
For magical creature bounty hunter Lina Rowan, a rich and dying aunt seems like the solution to all her financial woes–because rich people do very stupid things on their deathbeds. The catch: her aunt’s house borders a kingdom-wide horror story, The Hollow, a murky, dark magic-filled land immortalized in books and songs. The Hollow is described as darkness itself, a story that all children in the Five Kingdoms are told from birth–sometimes just to get them to eat their peas.
But secrets run deep in her family, and after traveling to The Hollow, Lina finds herself embroiled in a mystery that is about far more than inheritance. Luckily, she finds friends in a nearby town who give her a glimpse of the kind of warmth she’s always craved. However, Lina will soon be forced to face her greatest nemesis—her infamous con artist mother—and the choices she’ll have to make will risk the found family that, despite her best efforts, she’s growing to love.
