The Onyx Call

Some bridges can only be crossed when you have nothing left to lose…

When her onyx pendant begins whispering, healer-witch Esmerelda believes death is calling — but not for her. Far from her village home, her daughter's time is running short, and elder magic demands Esmerelda cross a treacherous marsh alone to gather the power needed to reach her side.

But the familiar paths have turned deadly. As Esmerelda battles shadows, deceptions, and painful truths, her daughter's illness takes a supernatural turn, and Esmerelda realizes that old bindings are failing and a sleeping evil has been released.

Now she must reach Ebony Peak in America before it's too late, armed with nothing but grief transformed into terrible purpose...

The Onyx Call is the gothic prequel to the Witches of Ebony Peak series — a story of whispers, waters, and what wakens when boundaries fall.

This is one of three prequel short stories set in the Witches of Ebony Peak series. You can find your way into Ebony Peak on any of these paths, as each story stands on its own. If you prefer a guided road, start with The Empty Book, continue with The Rippling Shadow, and finish with The Onyx Call before crossing into the first full novel, Keeper of the Veil.