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Mirrorborn: The Seal of the First Halloween
Mirrorborn Novella — Book 1.5
When the veil thins, even the mirrors remember.
Four days before Halloween, Alice walks through Ronan’s Carnival After Dark—hand in hand with the man who waited lifetimes for her to remember. The air tastes of burnt sugar and rain, the tents glow with flickering lanterns, and something ancient is stirring behind the mirrors.
A leak in the magic threatens to spill into the world beyond, blurring the line between reflection and reality. Shadows whisper forgotten names. Masks begin to move on their own. And if the seal isn’t mended before nightfall on All Hallows’ Eve, the carnival’s magic could unravel—and take Alice’s memories with it.
With Ronan at her side and Nyx guiding them through the in-between, Alice must face the one thing even the mirrors what happens when the stories we’ve buried start remembering us first.
Haunting, romantic, and threaded with myth, The Seal of the First Halloween is a darkly beautiful companion to Carnival After Dark.
When the veil thins, even the mirrors remember.
Four days before Halloween, Alice walks through Ronan’s Carnival After Dark—hand in hand with the man who waited lifetimes for her to remember. The air tastes of burnt sugar and rain, the tents glow with flickering lanterns, and something ancient is stirring behind the mirrors.
A leak in the magic threatens to spill into the world beyond, blurring the line between reflection and reality. Shadows whisper forgotten names. Masks begin to move on their own. And if the seal isn’t mended before nightfall on All Hallows’ Eve, the carnival’s magic could unravel—and take Alice’s memories with it.
With Ronan at her side and Nyx guiding them through the in-between, Alice must face the one thing even the mirrors what happens when the stories we’ve buried start remembering us first.
Haunting, romantic, and threaded with myth, The Seal of the First Halloween is a darkly beautiful companion to Carnival After Dark.
52 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2025
About the author
Danielle Bryan
8 books99 followersI didn’t start writing to become an author—I started writing to get the stories out of my head. One lyric in a song, a random comment overheard in passing—that’s all it takes. Suddenly, I’m somewhere else entirely, inside a world my mind has begun to build. What I didn’t realize at first? Getting one story out only makes room for more. It’s less “creative relief” and more “my brain is a hydra.”
I’m a native Floridian who’s settled in North Central Florida and now works in Ocala. I write emotionally driven, genre-blending fiction under both my name, Danielle Bryan, and the pen name Celestine Quinn, exploring survival, identity, and the ever-shifting line between control and chaos—whether that chaos is magical, psychological, or romantic.
My debut novel, Mirrorborn: Carnival After Dark, was described as “a haunting, lyrical descent into the maze of memory and self.” Readers have called it “a living dream stitched with memory,” “an experience we were grateful to share together,” and “a mirror held up to our souls.” The sequel in the Mirrorborn saga releases in November 2025.
Right now, I’m drafting several projects, including Torn By Obsession—a slow-burn romantic thriller about resilience, obsession, and control—and a fantasy epic where Lyra, a young woman with hybrid blood, bonds with Astrid, a spectral white wolf destined to change the balance of the packs.
Writing as Celestine Quinn, I dive into seductive, high-stakes thrillers like Playing the Part, the first in the Bodyguard Series. Writing as Everley Starr, I turn inward—into memoir, poetry, and song—exploring healing, transformation, and the quiet aftermath of survival. My debut as Everley, Scars into Light, is now available—a raw, intimate journey through pain, resilience, and the beauty of finding your voice again.
My writing process is part obsession, part ritual—late nights, color-coded spreadsheets, and ideas multiplying faster than I can organize them. I once used a whiteboard to keep track of it all, but eventually outgrew it. Too many stories, not enough space.
These days, I’m juggling multiple works-in-progress with an eye toward both traditional and experimental storytelling—including vertical formats—because, well… the Hydra never sleeps.
I’m a native Floridian who’s settled in North Central Florida and now works in Ocala. I write emotionally driven, genre-blending fiction under both my name, Danielle Bryan, and the pen name Celestine Quinn, exploring survival, identity, and the ever-shifting line between control and chaos—whether that chaos is magical, psychological, or romantic.
My debut novel, Mirrorborn: Carnival After Dark, was described as “a haunting, lyrical descent into the maze of memory and self.” Readers have called it “a living dream stitched with memory,” “an experience we were grateful to share together,” and “a mirror held up to our souls.” The sequel in the Mirrorborn saga releases in November 2025.
Right now, I’m drafting several projects, including Torn By Obsession—a slow-burn romantic thriller about resilience, obsession, and control—and a fantasy epic where Lyra, a young woman with hybrid blood, bonds with Astrid, a spectral white wolf destined to change the balance of the packs.
Writing as Celestine Quinn, I dive into seductive, high-stakes thrillers like Playing the Part, the first in the Bodyguard Series. Writing as Everley Starr, I turn inward—into memoir, poetry, and song—exploring healing, transformation, and the quiet aftermath of survival. My debut as Everley, Scars into Light, is now available—a raw, intimate journey through pain, resilience, and the beauty of finding your voice again.
My writing process is part obsession, part ritual—late nights, color-coded spreadsheets, and ideas multiplying faster than I can organize them. I once used a whiteboard to keep track of it all, but eventually outgrew it. Too many stories, not enough space.
These days, I’m juggling multiple works-in-progress with an eye toward both traditional and experimental storytelling—including vertical formats—because, well… the Hydra never sleeps.
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