Published by HarperCollins, March 2024 Rune’s life changed forever when her Grandmother was murdered by a band of society's most elite witch hunters, the Blood Guard.

In an act of keeping their identity as witches hidden, her Grandmother sacrificed herself for Rune’s future.

It is now Rune’s mission to protect and save witches from the Blood Guard, giving the witches a new life and Rune a target on her back as the illusive Crimson Moth. Rune uses her limited magical abilities to ensure her true identity is never discovered.

But when her lines of intel on witch attacks begin to run low, she is forced to play into the vain, pretentious and unaware character she’s mimicked for years to trick the trust of Gideon, the Blood Guards’ most reputable hunter.

Gideon doesn’t suspect Rune’s involvement, as she doesn’t hold a witch's typical markings.

However, her sudden interest in him and the rattled feelings going on in his body whenever they’re in the same room, threatens to change the course of his future.

The first book in a new duology, The Crimson Moth is an addictive young adult fantasy novel.

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