Otsana just wants to die.
She has had enough of her sorry life, but when she finally confronts the Shadow who has haunted her, her entire life…She doesn’t know it yet, but her journey is about to begin.
Embark on the quest, set upon her by a higher realm, The Realm of Light, and its three Beacons. Who require another Shadow-Seer, like herself, to sit on their council, and help rid the mortal realm of their dreadful Shadows before it is too late…
Will she rise to the occasion, high above all of her past mistakes, or fall madly below because of them?
About the author:
ST Ghost is a dark romantic fantasy author, tattoo artist, and Shadow-Seer based in New York. Her work lives where shadow meets light…where myth, symbolism, and the human spirit intertwine, and transformation demands courage.
A mother to two daughters, Moon and Rose, and devoted wife, ST writes from the space between devotion and becoming. Her stories are shaped by lived experience, creative rebellion, and a lifelong fascination with the unseen forces that shape identity, power, and fate. She believes the monster is not something to be slain…but understood, embraced, and transmuted into strength.
Her debut novel, Rising Otsana, is the first installment in a five-book epic fantasy series that unfolds across realms both mythical and hauntingly familiar. Blending dark fantasy and romantic fantasy, the series explores shadow and light, destiny and choice, and the slow, aching transformation that occurs when we dare to look inward. Each book peels back another layer of the self…ascending, descending, becoming, and ultimately, unraveling.
Beyond the page, ST is the creator, alongside her husband, of The Ghosts of MoonRose—an evolving creative world rooted in art, story, and symbolic becoming. Through ink, words, and myth, she invites others to confront their fears, reclaim their power, and find beauty in the shadows they once tried to outrun.
Her hope for readers is simple and merciless: to feel inspired and undone by her words, to recognize pieces of themselves within the story, and to walk away changed…braver, more honest, and more whole.