Stealing the light

The age of magic is over, and the hunt for the Unnaturals is on. Two young people with the Curse grow up amid the chaos of a world where the Tainted are outlawed and blamed for illness, crime, and poverty throughout the Duitiscish Kingdoms. Young Catherine learns to survive on theft and manipulation. When she steals from the wrong man, she has to learn several lessons the hard way, but the tables turn when she finds three books of magic in an old castle ruin that seems to come alive whenever she steps through the gates. On the other side of the forest, a secret Cine community known as The Fair takes in a refugee boy from the Sudlands. Lorcan’s magical Abilities surpass all others, but the lad’s father brings tragedy upon the safe haven. Murder and betrayal shape the lives of both Catherine and Lorcan as they become adults. Can they survive the hardships and persecution or will their own people's duplicities lead them into disaster?