


Books in series

#1
This Cursed Flame
2019
Janan has been on the run for years. But her true nature may just force her to confront the very evil that created her.
Genie Janan is a misfit in two worlds: not human enough to live with humans, but not djinn enough to be a djinn. She’s spent years running from the evil djinn who created her—and from her own magic—until a djinn revolution threatens what little safety she’s managed to find. Even worse, she soon learns her powers are much darker than she’d ever imagined.
Laurelin dreams of being the world’s next great chemist, but a rejection from the college prep program of her dreams sends her into a tailspin. But when Laurelin finds a glass bottle, she uncorks more than a genie. She is thrust into a world of myth and fairy tales… and surrounded by an impending magical war.
Can genie and human work together before time runs out? Or will the djinn conquer them and shroud both their worlds in death and dark magic?
This Cursed Flame is the wished-for first YA urban fantasy novel in the This Curse series. If you like imaginative fantasy, unlikely companions, and fast-paced action, then you'll love Selina J. Eckert’s enchanting book.

#2
This Cursed Shadow
2020
Sometimes the darkest shadows lie within.
Senka, a Shadow made of light and dark, is finally a Guardian of the Shadow Realm, years after her parents were killed by the same deadly creatures now trapped there by the djinn. But when the creatures ambush her on one of her first days on the job, she finds herself with a fatal curse. Worse yet, decaying barriers eject her from her home—threatening to release hordes of the shadow-creatures right along with her. Her only choice is to find the one person who might be able to reverse the curse and get her home in time to warn the other Shadows of the impending disaster. The only problem? He's been missing so long he's practically a myth.
Lacey, granddaughter of the great Ghadir, has been living among the humans with her brother since the Candrani revolted and plunged the Djinn Realm into chaos. When her mother, still in the Realm, suddenly stops answering Lacey’s calls, Lacey is desperate to bring her to safety. But when Lacey returns to the Realm, she finds a world far different from the one she had left years before.
Escaped shadow-creatures throw Lacey and Senka together, thwarting everything Lacey had ever been taught to fear about Shadows. When news of a once-lost Shadow artifact reaches them—an artifact capable of leading them straight to the man who can save Senka—they find themselves embroiled in a plot deeper than they could have imagined, a plan to steal long-lost objects of power and take control of the Candrani forces. With time running out, can they escape a power-hungry djinn in time to stop the wards from breaking?
Or will the Realms fall to this ancient magic?
This Cursed Shadow is the wished-for sequel to YA urban fantasy novel This Cursed Flame. If you like imaginative fantasy, unlikely companions, and fast-paced action, then you'll love Selina J. Eckert’s enchanting series!

#3
This Cursed Earth
2024
The Realms are breaking, and so will everyone in them… unless Lacey can find a possibly mythical Well lost to time.
Things just seem to be going from bad to worse all around Lacey. After Auretta caused a crack in the Realms, all magic began to deteriorate—a problem that is only accelerating. As if that wasn't enough, a void that consumes magic threatens to eat Janan whole while Senka's curse grows by the day and the malevolent Echoes begin to break into every Realm. The only thing that can possibly save any of them now is the fabled Well of the Ancients.
That is, if it even exists.
Then a portal opens right beneath Janan's feet, sweeping her away and drawing Lacey and the entire crew together to find her. But could this be exactly what they need, drawing them to a trail of clues that might just lead to the very thing they've been seeking?
Except they aren't the only ones looking for the near-limitless power of the Well. And unless they can find it first, their worlds may just be doomed.
This Cursed Earth is the long-awaited, thrilling conclusion to the This Curse series by Selina J. Eckert. If you love found family, magical archaeology, and heartwarming friendships, this is the series for you!
Author

Selina J. Eckert
Author · 11 books
Selina is a biologist-by-day, writer-by-night native of Pennsylvania. She lives with her husband, dog, and two cats and spends her time writing, reading, creating art, and dreaming about fictional worlds. She has written two fairy-tale retelling short stories that were both finalists in Rooglewood Press short story contests and a fantasy short story, “Queen of Mist and Fog,” available through her newsletter.