The Carnival remembers its queens. Elowen has always heard the call—a hum beneath her skin, a whisper in the blood that no prayer can silence. The Carnival wants her back, though she doesn’t yet know why. When she returns to the place of vanished gods and glittering graves, she finds the woman in the crown still waiting—Visha, the Ringmaster who commands the damned. But the closer Elowen steps toward her, the more the Carnival itself begins to stir, recognizing something it lost long ago. Secrets written in bone. Blood that sings the same song. A crown that burns for its rightful heir. The Hollow Parade marches again, and its queen is not ready to share the stage. Every daughter is a reflection. Every mother, a monster in disguise.
Author
Visha Graves writes blood-soaked love stories where desire turns deadly and every emotion demands a price. A dark romance and horror author, her books straddle the line between passion and perdition—infusing haunted carnivals, twisted obsession, and theatrical vengeance into every page. Off the stage, Visha is a devoted wife, proud boy mom, and dog mama who finds magic in the mundane. Whether she’s baking in a storm-lit kitchen or sketching nightmares beneath the stars, her life is a balancing act of beauty and brutality. Every book is a ritual. Every scene is a stage. Every ending is a sacrifice.
