The Lantern Library
Historical romance with a touch of magic and candlelight
A quiet space for love stories, haunted hearts, and slow-burning magic.
Come in, kindred spirit. The light is still on for you.
A soft newsletter of fiction, updates, and secrets
Read: When The Veil Grows Thin
A gothic short story about silence, secrets, and seeing what others cannot.
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✦ The Autumn Bundle ✦
Stories for the season of shadows and second chances
A letter never sent.
A candle still burning.
A rose left behind.
These are stories for those who ache a little when the seasons turn.
✦ I Believed in Us – A Letter from the Swan in Disguise ✦
A quiet, swan-shaped ache. A poem for those who once believed.
✦ When The Candle Still Burns ✦
🕯 A tender tale of Elowen and Rowan, told in fragments and firelight.
- Fold the Envelope
- A letter never sent. A keepsake for quiet hands
- Read the Poetic Ritual. For Autumn Nights
For readers who collect letters, and lovers who still light candles.
✦ The Knight With the Golden Heart ✦
A Victorian writer. A skeptical publisher.
A vow beneath the fireleaf tree.A short story in letters—for those who still believe in love’s quieter forms.
✉️ Read the letters:
A story told not in chapters but in letters never sent.
✧ A Whisper of Wings ✧
The Painted Bird of Elowen
A first edition novella PDF — Coming Winter 2025For those who linger.
For those who hear what silence keeps.
For those who carry lanterns into the dark.
✦ The Featherstone Society Gazette — Issue No. 1 ✦
Regency gossip, secrets, and scandals…
As seen through the eyes of Lady Featherstone (and possibly Mr Buttons).Coming soon in PDF: a satirical sketch from The Lantern Library archives.
✦ The Lantern Trail ✦
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