The Trade
Bound by an ancient curse, two souls challenge the cosmic loom of fate.
- Fantasy
- Paranormal
Thirty-one lives. Hundreds of years. One inescapable curse. Jakob is an immortal reaper, bound by the dark goddess Hel to harvest human souls upon reaching his twenty-fifth year in every life. Born as a living seam in the Loom of Fate, his existence is a cosmic anomaly, a continuous cycle of death, rebirth, and inescapable servitude. Across centuries, only one truth has remained constant: his deep, unyielding connection to Thalia, a compassionate healer whose soul Hel craves above all others. From the wind-swept shores of ancient Orkney to the sun-baked streets of modern Spain, Jakob has fought to keep Thalia safe. But when a dark contagion awakens an old debt, Hel demands her ultimate sacrifice. Desperate to rewrite the rigid arithmetic of the gods, Jakob uses the ancient Pale Tongue to offer a taboo trade. Yet defying fate carries a devastating price. The trade alters the laws of life and death, transferring the weight of the harvest while leaving one unanchored in a fraying reality. As the lines between mortal existence and the underworld crumble, they must confront the ultimate question: Can love survive when the weave of fate itself begins to unravel? The epic journey begins in Book One of The Grimmson Chronicles.