The Night Market - Jesikah Sundin

A mortal seer enslaved by a traveling faerie market.
A Raven shifter forced into marriage to save his Caravan tribe.
And a future not even the cards could predict . . .

Some children dream of running away to join the Night Market. I did so to escape a nightmare.

Still, being forced into an overheated tent to read fortunes until sunrise has its trials—naturally. But when he visits me, I suffer for entirely different reasons.

Stars above, Rhylen Lonan is the most beautiful faerie I’ve ever known. A Raven shifter with long black hair, dark purple eyes, and magic that stirs my own. Each Night Market, in exchange for a generous slice of cake and a delicious morsel of gossip, I read him three cards. And before the gates open, he breaks my heart with the same question.

“Does my mate love me back?”

Every time, I’m taunted with visions of Rhylen in love . . . with her. His mate. Until tonight’s reading, that is, when Fate takes a sudden dark turn. I see a devastating fire. He will be forced to marry to save his tribe or face banishment. She will be hunted by other fae in a wedding game.

I do not see her face. I never have. Nor do I know her name.

But as Rhylen’s destiny continues to grip my Sight, I start to suspect it’s me. That I have always been his forbidden future. And I don’t know what terrifies me most—that I might be his downfall or that he might be mine.

THE NIGHT MARKET is a new adult standalone fae romantic fantasy set in the Bound by Ravens world and perfect for fans of:

forbidden romance
mutual pining
cozy-ish vibes with high stakes
fated mates
witty banter
courting rituals
feral for her
Irish meets Romani vibes
a dash of slice-of-life
grumpy fox familiars
pocket hedgehogs
magical comfort cake

CONTENT CONSIDERATIONS

brief off page references to child abuse with mild descriptions
brief references to child bride contracts
brief off page references to domestic violence with mild descriptions
on page homophobic/transphobic comments by a parent (referring to son as a Molly).
themes of mortal indentured servitude and slavery with the fae (please note that in the eyes of the fae, there is not much of a legal difference between the two terms due to bargains and their nature and so the terms are, thus, used interchangeably)
The Wild Hunt which includes mildly described primal hunting scenes
themes of colonialism, with brief off page references of mortals slaughtering and assimilating the Wild Fae
mild on page fantasy violence and gore
fae are referred to as male/female
Raven Folk refer to mortals as “pet” and one feisty mortal pushes back by calling Raven Folk “pet”
swearing, but mostly in Irish slang (feck, shite, arse)
two on page sex scenes with medium descriptions (romantically driven)
delicious, magical comfort cake
animal familiars who are full of personality
Irish dialects in dialogue
buttons, rocks, ribbons, and other things Ravens like to collect