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The Night & Its Moon
Series · 7 books · 2022-2024

Books in series

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#1

The Night & Its Moon

2022

Farleigh is just an orphanage. At least, that’s what the church would have the people believe, but beautiful orphans Nox and fae-touched Amaris know better. They are commodities for sale, available for purchase by the highest bidder. So when the madame of a notorious brothel in a far-off city offers a king’s ransom to purchase Amaris, Nox ends up taking her place—while Amaris is drawn away to the mountains, home of mysterious assassins. Even as they take up new lives and identities, Nox and Amaris never forget one thing: they will stop at nothing to reunite. But the threat of war looms overhead, and the two are inevitably swept into a conflict between human and fae, magic and mundane. With strange new alliances, untested powers, and a bond that neither time nor distance could possibly break, the fate of the realms lies in the hands of two orphans—and the love they hold for one another.
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#2

The Sun and Its Shade

2022

I love you... Nox's tear-filled words echo across the sand as she and Amaris are torn apart. They've battled fiercely to find each other again, and have barely reunited when Amaris is taken away by the queen's dragon. Injured and desperate, Amaris is forced to navigate her new surroundings with the help of Raascot's enigmatic general if she hopes to stay alive. At the same time, across the land and running out of options, Nox forms a partnership with the continent's league of peacekeeping assassins, begging their help to find Amaris and forge some stability between the kingdoms. As wounds heal and new relationships blossom, Nox and Amaris must confront impossible obstacles and stretch their magic to its limits if they are ever to create a world that might finally reunite them for good. The odds are narrow, the stakes are high, and one question remains: Is it fate, love, or something else entirely that binds these two women together? In the enthralling follow-up to The Night and Its Moon, bestselling author Piper CJ redefines love and trust through an authentic fantastical portrayal of queer experiences, found family, and the gray areas that define us all.
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#2.5

Wing and Arrow

Zaccai's Story

2023

This novelette follows Zaccai, Raascot's spymaster. We peer into his life in the military camps, and his complicated romance between a mortal woman and a fae male as we get to know Gwydir's troops, queer love, and the double-edged sword of espionage. Wing and Arrow is a part of the Gyrradin universe and meant to be read after The Sun and Its Shade, Book Two. This novella is only available as an ebook outside of the US and Canada. If you live within the US or Canada, please see the Barnes & Noble exclusive of The Sun and Its Shade for access to Zaccai's novella.
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#3

The Gloom Between Stars

2022

All I've ever wanted... Nox and Amaris learn their dreams of reunion come at an unspeakable cost. Passion and politics collide as the two young women learn to navigate an unknown future in the kingdom of Raascot. With new titles thrust upon them, Nox and Amaris find themselves more uncertain than ever of who they are meant to become―both to their people and to each other. Humans, fae, and monsters are on the precipice of war, and time is running short in their search for answers. Victory will take more than just battles as alliances shift and new threats emerge. To have a chance at stopping their enemies, securing the continent's succession, and uncovering the truth of their bond, the two women must find a way to break the curse on Raascot's fae and face their fate once and for all…and hope that they survive it.
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#3.5

A Year of Tea & Honey

2023

The third novellette in The Night and Its Moon universe, A Year of Tea and Honey, is the sapphic tale of Yazlyn, the sergeant in Raascot's military, and her frustrating, beautiful, messy love with Isra, a zoologist documenting the continent's demons, as the women stare into their futures and embody the painful it is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.
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#4

The Dawn & Its Light

2022

All that remains… If Nox and Amaris are ever to have the life together they've always hoped for, they will have to use all the power and strength within them to protect their continent. When powerful enemies from Sulgrave wielding unspeakable access to magic threaten to shatter their world for good, they must join with Raascot's military, the reevers, and an unlikely ally from the mountains to have any hope of saving their kingdoms. Together, their forces press north across deadly wastelands, facing unknowable threats, impossible battles…and new questions of what their fate truly holds. Their entire lives have been building toward this moment. Caught between faith and frenzy, questions and identity, love and lust, past and present, Nox and Amaris' story draws to an explosive conclusion as they fight once and for all to protect their people, their future, and each other.
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#4.5

Crown & Crumble

Moirai and Daphne's Story

2024

This novelette tells the tale of the curse that started the events of The Night and Its Moon series. We learn of Queen Moirai's gruesome rise to power, and Princess Daphne's doomed, forbidden love. The destinies of Farehold and Raascot intertwine as they seal the continent's fate and bring a baby into the world who will one day change everything. Crown and Crumble is a part of the Gyrradin universe and meant to be read after The Dawn and Its Light, Book Three. This novella is only available as an ebook outside of the US and Canada. If you live within the US or Canada, please see the Barnes & Noble exclusive of The Sun and Its Shade for access to Zaccai's novella.

Author

C.J. Piper
C.J. Piper
Author · 20 books

Fantasy author with an M.A. in Folklore, who loves to take pictures, eat french fries, and live my life as an all-around creative forest nymph! I'm so excited to bring you with me on my journey as I step out of our everyday lives and into the new fantasy world within The Night and Its Moon fantasy series! I wrote these books for an audience of one, and that audience was me. I wanted to see bi representation, love, mental health struggles, religious trauma, and overcoming the of obstacles that I needed to be modeled in my own life. At the end of the day I'm so proud of myself for creating the series that I'd always hoped I could read, and I hope someone is able to connect with them in a way that I have.

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