The Blackwood Tithe

​The Tithe is a death sentence. Or so the village of Brasov believes. ​For four hundred years, the people of the valley have sacrificed their daughters to the silver mists of the Blackwood to appease the monster in the Spire. But when Erzsébet is sent into the dark, she discovers that the immortal Voivode of Transylvania is no mindless beast. ​Kazimierz is a King shackled by centuries of grief, serving as the solitary Sentinel against an ancient, consuming evil. As Erzsébet unravels the haunting truths of his cursed fortress, the terrified sacrifice transforms into the one thing the Spire desperately needs: a light in the dark. ​But the shadows of the past are stirring. A crusade marches on the mountain, determined to slay the monster and "save" the girl—igniting a war that threatens to shatter the King's fragile hold on the mists. To survive the encroaching darkness, Erzsébet must decide whether to return to the world she knew, or stand beside the monster who holds her heart.