Haunted at TwilightA Hansel and Gretel Retelling

She’s repairing her father’s damage from the Pirate Wars. He’s going to protect her at all costs. When a journey through the Haunted Island brings them face to face with their worst fears, will they survive?

With the most cruel and wicked Pirate Lord for a father, Lavender has never known a quiet life. She has lost people she loved, and participated in crimes she regrets. With guilt weighing on her shoulders, she scours through the Haunted Island with an elite team to retrieve every last treasure her father hid, and reprimand any remaining pirate supporters. But ghosts of her past are coming back to haunt her, including a brother she believed to be dead. He has left breadcrumbs for her to follow, and Lavender and her team find themselves in the middle of a dangerous witch hunt. Sanity seems to be slipping through Lavender’s fingers until her protector, Gale, becomes a close friend… or maybe more. But Lavender knows her time is short, and she's already sworn off all relationships. Can she pay for the wrongs her family committed before time runs out, or will she die trying?

Ready to prove himself, Gale Torven is eager to help Captain Lavender on her quest. As someone who feels constantly invisible, he knows this will be his chance to make a difference. His one job is to protect Lavender and he intends to do that… even if it means protecting her heart. When another young man in the group constantly vies for her attention, Gale realizes there’s more to his own protectiveness than he thought. But Lavender doesn’t seem to notice him. Is Gale’s fate to always be invisible? Or, perhaps, he was wrong all along, and Lavender does return his feelings?

“Haunted at Twilight” is a retelling of “Hansel and Gretel” and is the seventh book in the Incandescent Kingdoms series. Each book can be read in order or as a standalone. This novel–complete with tropes of a love triangle, sworn off relationship, “everyone can see it,” broken characters, and redemption–is a clean/no-spice and swoony romance, perfect for young adult and adult readers!