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~ New Release - 2024

Ringmaster (Rin to those in the know) can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze, and the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits and outcasts . . . 

A celebration of artistry and wonder of the essential talismans we wield against despair, and with which we triumph against it, The First Bright Thing spans ages and continents, where history repeats its cycles of darkness.

"Dawson mashes up history, fantasy, and the magic of the circus in an emotionally immersive, character-driven story." -- Library Journal