The Cost of Souls: Magic, Mischief, and Unlikely Alliances

Every soul has a price. Emily knows because she's the witch collecting them.Emily practises an old and forbidden magic: binding fragments of human souls into tarot cards - a rare and valuable commodity within the warlock community. She trades them for Jadevine Noctiflora, a compound available only to those with connections to the elite, which preserves her youthful appearance and prolongs her life. But when its effects begin to wear off, her body starts to age, and Emily must procure another vial.Joseph - a powerful warlock with whom she shares a complicated past - is placed in an impossible position. He is her friend, secretly in love with her and, unbeknownst to Emily, her protector. But he also works for an organisation that would relentlessly pursue her if it discovered she possessed soul cards. As an Elder, Joseph belongs to the very system that may one day hold her accountable.Then there is David, a fallen angel governed by celestial laws that forbid him from interfering with human free will. Sent to Earth to redeem himself, he should remain distant - but Emily isn't easy to ignore.Concealed souls have a way of making themselves known, and when Emily's actions attract the attention of the Elders, she finds herself drawn back into the magical world she has tried to avoid. As she attempts to protect her secrets, word of her forbidden soul magic begins to spread within the warlock community. Old rivalries resurface, loyalties are tested, and the fragile balance between the Elders and the Above begins to shift.Caught between justice and loyalty, Emily, Joseph and David must decide which rules are worth obeying - and what they are prepared to sacrifice when every choice carries a cost.The Cost of Souls is a character-driven urban fantasy filled with witchcraft, fallen angels, magical politics, unexpected humour and unlikely alliances - all centred around one deceptively simple question: What is the true cost of a soul?