A Chain of Lights

<p><strong>A city of scholars. A stolen vial. A bakery case full of regrets.</strong></p><p>Magic is power and only the Kirosz Empire wields it-or so everyone thought until a Nirsuathan professor engineered a magic of his own.</p><p>When the professor's aptitude test sparks ambitions Tyatavar a baker's daughter promptly fails it. No surprise there-until her sister passes. Vilari becomes the first student of the professor's new magic while Tyatavar remains stuck.</p><p>Stuck drowning in flour and currant loaves.</p><p>Stuck in an unwanted marriage-and lying about it constantly.</p><p>Plus with her sister skipping bakery shifts to study magic there's no space to claim a future of her own.</p><p>Then a new friendship with an odd glass merchant offers her a way out: printmaking. But tradition and obligation tighten around her-and threaten to keep her trapped when someone from her past returns.</p><p>Still even for a magic test failure the professor's magic may be the solution. As change ripples through her city impulse collides with desperation and Tyatavar faces upending everything she knows.</p><p><em><strong>A Chain of Lights </strong></em><strong>is the first book in a character-driven gaslamp fantasy series full of slice-of-life vibes mysterious magic and a looming imperial conflict.</strong></p><p><strong>If you enjoy...</strong></p><p>* Cozy fantasy-with sharper edges<br>* Character-driven stories with rich worldbuilding<br>* Misfits mayhem and magical worlds<br>* Banter baked goods and bad decisions</p><p><strong>...this is your book.</strong></p>