The Veilborn Chronicles · Book One
The Lost Tear & The Moon
One stolen tear could save her kingdom. The moon wants it back.
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- Enemies to lovers
- Fated mates
- Morally grey king
- Forbidden magic
- Slow burn
- Found family
Raven Nguyen
The Lost Tear
& The Moon
Book One of
The Veilborn Chronicles
The Story
Every hundred years the Veil between the mortal realm and the Court of Night grows thin, and every hundred years a Veilborn is sent through it with a dagger forged from starlight and a single purpose: end the Shadow King before his reign swallows the sun.
Ysolde Varre has trained for this her whole life. She knows the prophecy by heart, knows the weak point beneath his ribs, knows that no Veilborn has ever come home.
What she doesn’t know is why the king looks at her like he’s been waiting centuries, why his court whispers her name before she gives it, or why the blade at her hip hums every time he’s near. As the Veil tears wider and old gods stir beneath the city, Ysolde must decide what she’s willing to betray: her people, her heart, or the truth about the night she was born.
Lush, dangerous and utterly addictive. I stayed up until 3am and regret nothing.
Placeholder Reviewer, BookTok
The kind of slow burn that sets the whole kingdom on fire.
Placeholder Magazine
Nguyen writes longing like a blade: beautiful, sharp and aimed right at your heart.
Placeholder Author, bestselling author of Placeholder
From the Court of Night
Merch & Keepsakes
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Lost Tear Enamel Pin
Hard enamel, gold plating, glitter-filled tear.
$12.00
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“Court of Night” Candle
Black amber, violet and cold smoke. 8oz soy.
$28.00
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Starlight Dagger Bookmark Set
Three foiled bookmarks with tassels.
$9.00
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About the Author
Raven Nguyen
Raven Nguyen writes dark, swoony fantasy about sharp-tongued heroines and the monsters who fall for them. She lives by the sea with too many candles, a suspicious cat and a to-be-read pile of dangerous height. The Lost Tear & The Moon is her debut.