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Wicks trimmed. Wax cooled. The candle maker's final task is to seal each flame into stillness. Shadows dance, then settle, as lavender and honey fill the air. This is a story of endings and glow, of warmth stored for the night ahead. The Candle Maker’s Last Light is a bedtime story for deep sleep and stillness, perfect for calming your breath and dimming your thoughts.

In this final volume of the Quiet Magic trilogy, the hush of night settles over garden paths, library shelves, and glowing workshops. Here, flowers are arranged by moonlight, toys are tidied with care, books are returned to their resting places, and candles are quietly extinguished. Each story invites you into a world of calm detail, soft sound, and slow rhythm—crafted to quiet your mind and guide you gently to sleep. These four soothing bedtime stories offer a comforting close to the day, full of beauty, peace, and a touch of magic.

Under moonlight, the florist rearranges the last bouquet. Petals rustle like silk, and the greenhouse glows with the scent of jasmine, moss, and memory. This is a story of color and scent, of stillness and soft beauty. The Florist’s Midnight Garden is a comforting tale for your nightly wind-down, made for listeners who want to slip into sleep surrounded by natural magic.

The forge's fires have dimmed, and the last tools are laid to rest. As shadows stretch across the workshop walls, the blacksmith moves with quiet purpose—coaxing the day’s heat into stillness. Molten metal becomes memory. Embers soften to glow. Outside, the night hums its lullaby of wind and stars. This is a story of strength unwinding, of ritual and rest, and the serene satisfaction of hands well-used.

In a workshop touched by sea breeze and starlight, the glassblower breathes life into the final vessel of the day. Each motion is slow and reverent, shaping fire into form with practiced hands and peaceful intent. Molten glass glows like captured sunset, turning memory and twilight into beauty. This is a story of breath and balance, of craftsmanship and silence, wrapped in the gentle rhythm of evening.

In a quiet town lit by starlight and candle glow, the apothecary begins the final tasks of the day. Bottles are sealed. Herbs are steeped. The last elixirs are stirred to a slow, fragrant simmer. Outside, the streets hush beneath twilight. Inside, all is warmth, ritual, and gentle magic.

As dusk settles over the valley, Master Henrik closes his workshop for the night—but the clocks are just beginning their true work. In the stillness of Timekeeper’s Corner, each timepiece begins its sacred rhythm. Winding keys sing, gears settle, and generations of care echo through polished brass and old wood. Henrik’s nightly ritual becomes a quiet meditation, one that connects memory, craftsmanship, and the slow magic of evening’s peace.

In a lantern-lit tower above the sea, cartographer Ronan Fairbridge prepares to chart one final coastline—a dreamlike border whispered by starlight and tide. As rain taps softly on the windows and ink flows like moonlight, the last strokes of a lifetime’s map begin to take form. Beside him, his faithful cat Meridian purrs in time with the rhythms of the night. This is no ordinary map—it’s a guide to rest, to healing, to home.

The capital city lay in ruins. Portia helps rebuild it, one smashed building at time. But it’s not enough. She cannot forget those trapped on the other side of the closed portal.

Everyone knows their role in the kingdom of Haulstatt, from the lowest chamber maid to the queen herself. Even the mages magic in approved ways. But twelve-year-old Portia steals for a living, taking from society rather than living within its rules.

Portia hides in the foul sewers of the foreign invader city to avoid capture. A poor situation for the most powerful mage of her home world. Can she fight her way back and defend her people before it’s too late? Or will her kin and countrymen live out short enslaved lives?

Portia’s initial magic attempt fails so spectacularly that debris and ashes rain down, injuring her ancient teacher and sole practitioner of the holy magic. The chosen one not only failed, but dangerously so. It is far worse to do the magic badly than to not do it at all.

The queen supports the Magic Academy and its students. But Portia struggles with her hard-won place in it. And the most important magic lesson waits far outside its walls. Portia steps up to the role that only she can fulfill in Moss Gate.

Everyone knows their role in the kingdom of Haulstatt, from the lowest chamber maid to the queen herself. Even the mages magic in approved ways. But Portia steals for a living, taking from society rather than living within its rules. And unknown to Portia, her differences matter more than she could possibly realize. Red Jack focuses on Portia’s discovery of her unique abilities and exotic heritage.

On a hidden isle in the seas near dark age England, Fairykind is on the verge of extinction. When a young fairy named Ethywyne Eleganta secretly gives birth to the first youngling in 14 years, she and her child become the hunted prize of the wicked troll general Sunderin. Ethywyne must make the perilous journey across the Fairy Realms to get her child to the Fairy Queen, the only one who can protect her from the shadow that seeks to destroy all of Fairykind.

Laughter, happiness, romance, and just a bit of deception and intrigue - these are what make up Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Though Shakespeare is probably most well-known for the dramatic tragedies that have defined the genre for centuries, his comedies are just as well beloved and performed in theaters across the globe. Shakespearean comedies are defined by their humorous writing, their satire, the often-tangled romances, disguises and deceptions, and a thoughtful “fool” who is often the bearer of the smartest lines in the plays.

After two centuries stuck in the Interim, a post-death limbo where souls must stay until they’ve been entirely forgotten by the living, Walter Augustus is finally about to move on to whatever comes next. But when Letty Ferguson uncovers the last remaining copy of Walter’s book of poetry, he finds himself in a race against time. Can Walter, aided by his former employer, Pemberton, and the mysterious and eccentric Hector, destroy the book before Letty fixes him into her memory, condemning him to eternity in the Interim?

Two concurrent relationship entanglements result in chaos and hilarity, as the truths are slowly revealed to both sets of couples. Much Ado About Nothing demonstrates that the power of true love can withstand anything that deceptive and meddling friends can throw at it.

Hugh Tempest Sheringham was one of Britain's greatest - if not the world's greatest - fishing writers. From trout to carp and from pike to eels - yes, eels! - his love of both fish and fishing both delights and amuses as much today as it did in bygone times. Coarse Fishing is one of his best known works, and is recommended for both the keen angler and for the lover of the most genteel of British writing. If P.G. Wodehouse had been an angler, he would no doubt have spent many pleasant and amusing hours on the bank with Sheringham, and the world would have been the richer....

Hugh Tempest Sheringham was one of Britain's greatest - if not the world's greatest - fishing writers. From trout to carp and from pike to eels - yes, eels! - his love of both fish and fishing both delights and amuses as much today as it did in bygone times. An Angler's Hours is one of his best known works, and is recommended for both the keen angler and for the lover of the most genteel of British writing. If P.G. Wodehouse had been an angler, he would no doubt have spent many pleasant and amusing hours on the bank with Sheringham, and the world would have been the richer.