Books by Lindsey Merril

Eiji grew up listening to her grandmother read fairytales. She knows the stories front to back. Eiji spreads her love of stories to Lord Ko, a young yokai lord who has befriended her. Eiji enjoys Lord Ko's company but she is less impressed by the appearance of Lord Sesshoshi, Lord Ko's older brother.

After her grandmother's passing, Lord Sesshoshi demands that Eiji hand over her family's collection of fairytales. While Eiji and Lord Sesshoshi sort through the scrolls, they come into contact with a cursed scroll, transporting them into a world where stories are real.

Eiji must travel through her favourite stories, yokai Lord in tow, to find her way back to her world. It seems simple enough until Eiji's feelings toward Lord Sesshoshi begin to change. Pushed together by fate, Eiji and Lord Sesshoshi find common ground and growing attraction. Hidden inside the world of stories their romance is simple but once they return to their world, where humans and yokai do not get along, Eiji fears their relationship will be doomed.

After moving through one of the fairytales, Eiji comes into possession of a legendary moon robe that can erase memories. When the time comes for Eiji and Lord Sesshoshi to leave the fairytale world, Eiji must decide if she should make Lord Sesshoshi forget her or face the realities of their relationship in a world divided.

For months Eiji tried to forget her time spent inside the fairytale world with Lord Sesshoshi, but she cannot. He plagues her thoughts and haunts her dreams. Eiji is invited to the western castle to supervise Lord Ko, Sesshoshi’s younger brother, during a banquet. The invitation brings Eiji face to face with Sesshoshi once again.

Eiji soon discovers Sesshoshi has regained his memories, and he has a bone to pick with her about the stunt she pulled with the moon robe. Once reunited, a new threat splits their attention between each other and keeping their own kind safe.

The Shogun has made a weapon. It can destroy hordes of yokai with a single blast. The northern and eastern yokai lords will go to war to stop the Shogun from marching on their lands. Eiji senses the weapon is made of reiki and sets out to destroy it.

Her quest will bring her and Sesshoshi closer together. They must confront the secrets they’ve kept from each other and learn to trust one another once again.