One Dark Window

Elspeth hides an illegal magical infection and the ancient Nightmare living in her mind, joining a dangerous quest to collect Providence Cards and lift Blunder’s curse.

Ravyn is the king’s feared captain and the leader of a secret resistance, seeking the Providence Cards while protecting his family and testing Elspeth’s dangerous abilities.

The Nightmare is an ancient, sardonic presence trapped inside Elspeth, lending her monstrous power while withholding the full truth of his identity and purpose.

Elm is a prince and member of Ravyn’s inner circle whose humor and irreverence disguise loyalty, political awareness, and the strain of belonging to the royal family.

Ione is Elspeth’s cousin, a poised young woman whose connection to a magical Maiden Card reveals the unsettling cost of beauty, composure, and courtly expectation.