Damned Ones: A One and the Other Novel

Crown Princess Labeth has grown up hearing the gruesome tales of the Jemalgee like everyone else. Creatures of darkness that travel in clouds of black smoke when they're not possessing someone to satisfy their corrupt desires. When she comes face-to-face with one, it does the unthinkable-it saves her life. At first, she's determined to stay away, but when circumstances force them together, she finds a kindred spirit.

The Jemalgee wants nothing more than redemption so it can return to its place in the sky as a star. Despite the other's warnings, she vows to help save its soul. But when a different, jealous Jemalgee sets its sights on her and her country is forced into a war it can't win, Labeth will have to decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to prove nothing is beyond saving.

Set 200 years before the events of The One-Sided Coin, The Damned Ones details the origin of the creature Monoria knows as her Ghost.