The Candlewright's Secret Apprentice

About this book:

In the soot-stained workshop of Master Corvus, candles do more than chase shadows—they bottle memories, preserving first kisses and final breaths in beeswax and resin. For three months, Clara has swept floors and stirred vats, hungry for the craft that turns grief into light. But when she discovers a slate-gray taper with a wire wick hidden beneath the shelves, she uncovers a magic far more dangerous than remembrance: a flame that doesn't just reveal the past, but rewrites it.

Corvus calls it a corruption. Clara calls it a second chance. As the Autumn Solstice approaches and a grieving mayor demands candles that will show his late wife's true face, the line between preserving memory and manufacturing it begins to melt. Someone in Oakhaven is already burning the forbidden wax, stitching lies into history one flame at a time—and the only person who can stop them is an apprentice who's already broken the first rule: never light a wick you didn't pour yourself.

Atmospheric and razor-sharp, *The Candlewright's Secret Apprentice* spins a tale of forbidden alchemy, buried truths, and the terrible cost of editing the past. Perfect for readers who crave the workshop intimacy of *The Paper Magician* and the moral complexity of *The Binding*, this debut illuminates a world where every flicker casts two shadows—and the truth burns hottest of all.