Cold of the Dawn

The Dust of the Earth #3

by Morgan Vayle

Xander thought he knew his story. Then the secrets of his heritage came to light. Now, he's forced to fight a war against enemies who know him better than he knows himself.

Everyone is lost. Xander is reeling from his mom's secrets, Nikki's lies, and the abuse he suffered at his enemies hands. Nikki struggles with her new freedom, her perspective forever changed from being trapped in the Tree of Life. And Gwen is out of the action, having sacrificed her magic to put an end to an ancient vampire once and for all.

But Lilith waits for no one, and the conflict for control over humanity escalates. The vampire armies infiltrate the Cradle, hoping to steal their power. Meanwhile, humans around the globe go missing, and the world begins to fall apart. Under the cryptic guidance of Io, the reluctant heroes must find a way to stop Lilith from conquering the world before it's enslaved in eternal night.

500 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 2, 2026

Reviews

[BrittNeedsBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐ 5/5 - (I had the time of my life)
🌶 2/5 - (Behind closed doors)

Although I yelled at Morgan the entire time while reading this book I absolutely loved every minute of it. Well minus one minute but that’s a spoiler but in the end it was meant to be so it’s fine. ITS FINE.

Anyways. The character development and arcs each character goes through in this book was written so well and gave such a wonderful end to this thrilling trilogy. It was perfect. Absolutely perfect.

[Adrianne Gil · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book wrecked me. I loved the continuing multi pov from book 2 to book 3. I think it helped keep the book well paced, weaving multiple story lines and angles together. From the character arcs and all the emotions especially toward the end (You know what im talking about ) So much happened and this was such an epic conclusion to the series.

Thank you to Morgan for the arc all thought and feelings are my own.

[Calciferfiredemon117 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book hurt my feelings, but in all the best ways! The series as a whole is so well done, and Cold of the Dawn tied up the story and the characters so amazingly! This book had so much action in it, while simultaneously building and growing characters along the way. The character development in this series is something I will never stop talking about. The author did so great at handling complex feelings and developing characters to be relatable. The strong female characters is always a plus, as well as having cinnamon roll male characters. And the story line is so unique and original! I'm so tired of reading about fae, this series was a much needed break from fae stories. Just. Go. Read. It.