The Secrets of Islayne

The Secrets of Islayne

A book by Kari West

Fantasy · Completed · Available now

Sexual Content Strong Language

A powerful island. A dangerous mystery. An impossible choice.


For centuries, the island of Islayne has given certain residents the ability to revive other people’s memories. These gifted individuals are known as luminators, and sixteen-year-old Ronan Saunders desperately desires to join their illustrious ranks. As he struggles against the prejudice of the old, powerful families who have an iron grip on the trade, Ronan falls under the tutelage of a reclusive luminator, rumored to be insane.


Just when his long-desired future is within reach, Ronan and his three friends discover a deadly secret on the island. As they delve deeper into the mystery, what they find forces them to question their loyalties, doubt long-held beliefs, and wrestle with the dire consequences of revealing the truth. Ronan finds himself torn between everything he loves and the only future he’s ever wanted. The entire fate of the lumination trade hangs in the balance of his decision.

29 chapters available to read.

About the author

Kari West

Kari West

Kari West writes novels, short stories, and poetry—normally while drinking far too many cups of tea. She believes a fantastical lens can help us see the real world more clearly, so most of her work includes magic of some form or another. An incurable reader of all sorts of stories, she once worked at a bookstore where she got paid in books. These days, she writes from her home in lovely North Carolina, where she lives with her husband and three daughters.

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