Lemon Balm, Artemis Quinn & Auden Eris-Everen

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New York isn’t what it seems.

At twenty-two, Cypress Borne has everything under control—or so they think. A charming, nonbinary writer living in New York City, their life is turned upside down after a brutal dog attack leaves them with blackouts, bursts of rage, and memories that no longer add up. When therapy and medication fail, desperation leads Cypress to a crumbling church in the woods… one that isn’t as empty as it appears. Inside waits Acanthus Sylene, an ancient vampire who’s long since given up on the world—and themselves.

Acanthus has existed beyond gender and time, a weary immortal entangled in the secret politics of the World of Shadows. Having forsaken their role as a protector of The Night Garden, they’ve chosen isolation and slow decay. Until Cypress—lost, frightened, and newly cursed—arrives at their door.

Bound by pain, curiosity, and something deeper than fate, Cypress and Acanthus form a bond that blurs the line between love and survival. But in rediscovering what it means to live, they may have jeopardized the fragile balance between the mortal world and The Night Garden itself.

Lemon Balm: Tales from the Night Garden, Volume I is a lush, queer gothic fantasy from Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen, blending supernatural romance, dark wonder, and lyrical introspection. It’s a story about identity beyond binaries, love beyond lifetimes, and the beauty that blooms even in the shadows.

Hardcover