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Candlelight

By: D L Tolin

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Hardcover | 19 April 2026

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426 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 2.69

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"[A] tale of astonishing creatures and an unfathomable otherworld." - Kirkus Reviews

In the spring of 1986, the children of Beaumont, Texas disappear one by one. Vanishing without a trace from secluded streets, busy supermarkets, and dark bedroom closets. Drawn by the light of a candle only they can see.

There are no witnesses, no bodies, and no explanation. Only the certainty that they were taken.

High school freshman Matthew Dean doesn't believe in faeries. But when he visits a forbidden clearing in the woods behind his home and rips open a gateway to the world of the fae, he invites something ancient and hungry back into his hometown.

Matthew's mother, Lina, a centuries-old witch in hiding, will now suffer the consequences of keeping their history a secret. And skeptical police detective Jacob Fusilier must investigate the string of missing children while reality erodes around him.

The first book of The Grey Neighbors series, Candlelight is a dark fairy tale fueled by mythic horror, stolen innocence, and the scars parents leave for their children. There are no happily ever afters once the Grey Neighbors come calling...

Industry Reviews

"[TiÌr na nOÌg] is rendered beautiful despite its dangers, with elements of the setting existing in striking juxtaposition to the horrors enacted there. The related prose is decadent, attending to moments of joy and lush landscapes with the same detail that it applies to its unflinching scenes of torture and death. ... Candlelight is a propulsive fantasy novel in which people's senses of identity and reality adapt in the face of magical beings among them." - Foreword Clarion (Rating: 4 out of 5)

"The literary lovechild of Labyrinth, Shakespeare, Stranger Things, and Arthurian legend, Candlelight is a potent piece of fantasy fiction, and a masterfully polished achievement." - Self-Publishing Review(Rating: 4.5 out of 5)

"CANDLELIGHT by D.L. Tolin is a captivating tale of identity, loss, discovery, and courage." - IndieReader (Rating: 4.8 out of 5)

"The story has its share of ferocity; more than one person suffers an especially brutal interrogation, and one formidable baddie, who inspired the book's title, is a stonehearted menace." - Kirkus Reviews(Rating: "Get It")

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