Shadowed Ink : A dark fantasy lady Bluebeard retelling (Once Upon A Reimagining)

E.M. McConnell

A beautiful and dark Empress lives in a moonlit castle by the sea. Each year she blesses the land that she owns, and rewards her loyal subjects. But sometimes, she comes at the winter festival, to take a spouse.

Arlen has always been fascinated by the dark Empress, and he is so excited to be picked. Little does he know that his curiosity would be the cause of his end….

Seth never forgave the Empress for the taking of his friend, and swore revenge. At last he offered himself in disguise, pretending to be a lord from another realm.

He enters the Moon Palace with plots of revenge in his heart, but before long he must choose between loyalties and fight unknown dangers to save the castle from Sable, and save himself.