City of Day

<p>City of Day - Deadly by Night</p><p> </p><p>By day Asrtera is a bustling port city with shops markets shipyards and people going about their day to day lives. But every night when the sun sets the people of Astera board ships and abandon their home to dark murderous ghosts -- The Vaim.</p><p> </p><p>Thislen lost his father to the vengeful spirits years ago and has barely survived on the streets as a common thief since. He dreams of escaping the dark truths of the island for good but a family secret keeps him tied to the island and the oppressive Ruling Council. When he finds he is not the</p><p>only one avoiding the entitled and sadistic gaze of Astera's nobility Thislen</p><p>plans to help the gentle healer Mila leave everything behind to save them both</p><p>- him from secrets and her from an unwanted marriage. </p><p> </p><p>However Lord Soren Bestant head of the Ruling Council and spurned suitor won't let them go so easily. Caught and sentenced to a night on the island and the mercy of the Vaim Thislen's only hope is to reveal his family's secret to save them or die. But Mila's family has a secret of its own as does the Ruling Council.</p><p> </p><p>The Vaim are not what they seem -- and the fate of the kingdom hangs on the truth.</p><p> </p><p><em>City of Day</em> is the first novel of Astera from October K. Santerelli (<em>Storm's Eye</em>).</p>