When a mysterious grimoire awakens untamed power within Vesper Ainsley, she’s thrust into Nightreach, a shadow city hidden alongside London. Pursued by dark forces, Vesper must master her volatile magic and uncover the secrets of a deadly conspiracy—before the darkness consumes her and the world she knows.
AN ECHO OF MAGIC
The Resonant Arcana - Book One
Ancient grimoires. Deadly shadows. When magic calls, darkness answers...
A pulsing blue grimoire hidden in the library stacks was never part of Vesper Ainsley's carefully ordered world. But when her friend Selene dies under mysterious circumstances, the ancient spellbook chooses Vesper as its new wielder, awakening a raw, untamed power within her that threatens to spiral beyond her control.
Pursued by grotesque creatures and shadowy figures through London's supernatural underbelly, Vesper's only ally is the enigmatic mage Rafe. Together, they must navigate Nightreach—a shadow city that exists in the spaces between reality, where magic warps the very fabric of London itself. Here, ancient powers scheme in the darkness and Selene's murder is just the beginning of a deadly conspiracy.
With shadow creatures hunting the grimoire and dark mages closing in, Vesper must master her abilities and unravel the truth behind Selene's murder. But in a city where magic whispers from every shadow, her untamed powers might just be her downfall.
PURCHASE:
A RESONANCE OF POWER
The Resonant Arcana - Book Two
A city of shadows. A grimoire of secrets. And a power that could be her salvation—or her doom.
After the mysterious death of her friend Selene, librarian Vesper Ainsley finds herself bound to a powerful grimoire that should never have been within her grasp. This book draws her into Nightreach—a shadow city of dangerous magic and hidden agendas, where every step reveals more secrets about Selene's fate and the forces now hunting Vesper.
Facing ruthless magical factions, Vesper is thrust into the dark world of the Luminous Concordat, a secretive council of powerful witches who challenge her to prove herself through perilous trials. Her only ally is Rafe, a brooding mage with secrets of his own, yet as Vesper’s powers awaken, even he may not be able to shield her from the dangers she faces. Powerful mages vie for control of the grimoire, willing to manipulate, betray, and kill to get their hands on it.
As the trials unfold, Vesper must confront the truth of Selene’s death, endure deadly rivalries, and master her own burgeoning power. But in a world where shadows move and alliances shift like quicksand, survival will demand sacrifices she may not be ready to make.
PURCHASE:
A FREQUENCY OF TRUTH
The Resonant Arcana - Book Three
Echoes of the past. Powers of the present. The deeper the truth, the darker the price
With her Resonant powers no longer a secret, Vesper Ainsley has become a target for every magical faction in Nightreach. But a greater threat lurks within her mind—vivid echoes of her friend Selene's final days, memories that aren't her own yet feel increasingly real. These dangerous visions may hold the key to stopping Lucian D'Arco—a mysterious figure whose dark magic threatens both the mortal and magical worlds.
Her path collides with Detective Inspector Blair Calloway, who's investigating the suspicious circumstances of Selene's death with an arsenal of enchanted tools and deep knowledge of London’s supernatural underworld. Together with the mage Rafe, they navigate Nightreach's darkest corners while the silver-haired mage Cassandra hunts them through the twisted streets, determined to claim both Vesper and her grimoire for D'Arco's sinister plans.
As conspiracies unravel and betrayals come to light within the Concordat itself, Vesper must master her evolving powers before they consume her entirely. But in a city where ancient magic pulses beneath the streets and shadows hide deadly secrets, success may require sacrificing the very memories that make her who she is.
PURCHASE:
A SHATTER OF SPELLS
The Resonant Arcana - Book Four
Fractured magic. Unraveling threads. The more they fight, the more everything falls apart.
Vesper Ainsley's Resonant power has become both her greatest weapon and her most dangerous vulnerability. Now she faces her most impossible challenge yet — shadow magic spreads across Nightreach, the Threads are unraveling, and Lucian D’Arco grows ever closer to harnessing the Echo’s devastating power.
Joined by Rafe, whose own magical connection grows deeper with each passing moment, and Detective Blair Calloway, whose street-smart determination matches her investigative skills, Vesper must navigate a city on the brink of magical collapse. The Concordat's defences are crumbling, magical practitioners are vanishing, shadow constructs overrun the streets, and the lines between ally and enemy blur with each passing hour.
As ley lines fracture and shadow magic spreads like a poison through Nightreach, Vesper realises that stopping Lucian will require more than just power—it will demand a sacrifice she may not be prepared to make.
With enemies closing in and the Echo's fragments calling to her, she must choose between saving herself or saving everything she loves.
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A FRACTURE OF FATE
The Resonant Arcana - Book Five
Reality is breaking. The fragments are waking. And the hunt has begun.
Vesper Ainsley thought destroying the Echo would save Nightreach. Instead, its fragments have scattered through the ley lines, leaving traces of dangerous magic that transform those who dare to claim them. As she and Rafe track the first piece through a shifting magical landscape, they discover that some powers refuse to remain lost.
In Nightreach, newly appointed High Witch Ember Vance wrestles with Thornhallow's demanding magic as it reshapes her very being. But even as she struggles to restore order to the fractured city, an ancient unease grows beneath its streets.
While schemes and secrets thread through the shadows of the city, Blair Calloway and Theo Hardy uncover a deadly conspiracy. Their investigation into magical containment reveals a truth that someone will kill to keep buried.
But the fragments are calling, and with each piece claimed, the very fabric of reality threatens to unravel.
Some choices, once made, can never be undone.
PURCHASE:
A REQUIEM OF RUIN
The Resonant Arcana - Book Six
The deeper the silence, the more dangerous the song.
Nightreach is changing. Patrols stalk the streets. Silver wards shimmer overhead. Whispers of vanished allies and erased memories spread through the fog like wildfire—and no one seems to remember what was lost.
As Vesper and Rafe search for the truth behind the fragments of the shattered Echo, others move in the shadows: mages chasing ghosts, traitors chasing absolution, and something older still, watching through borrowed eyes.
All paths lead back to the city’s heart, where the power to rewrite the world stirs just beneath the surface.
And not everyone wants it stopped.
A Requiem of Ruin is a tense, atmospheric fantasy where loyalty is tested, memory is weaponised, and the line between salvation and destruction is vanishing fast. As ancient forces stir beneath Nightreach, every choice echoes deeper—and not all of them can be undone.
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A CADENCE OF ASH
The Resonant Arcana - Book Seven
Four fragments. One impossible war. The battle for the Echo will consume them all.
Vesper Ainsley survived the destruction of Saint Aldwin's, but the price was steep. Two ancient fragments of the Echo now burn within her chest, threatening to erase everything she is. And the Arcana will stop at nothing to claim what she carries.
Trapped in Praxis's crumbling sanctuary, Vesper fights a losing battle against the fragments consuming her from within. Each day, more of herself slips away. Each night, the Echo's whispers grow louder. Rafe refuses to give up on her. Blair leads desperate rescue missions across the deadly Darkmese. But when rumours surface of more fragments hidden somewhere in Nightreach's ruins, Vesper faces a terrible truth: the war for the Echo has only just begun.
A Cadence of Ash is the seventh book of The Resonant Arcana series. The hunt is on. The Arcana are closing in. And when the Echo rises, no one will be left standing.