Alterni by Sunshine Somerville

Abducted by a bubble of light, Esme is not in her Kansas City anymore. The Sanctuary is an alternate world – home to an ancient, secret Order with a king, conjuri magicians, cavali soldiers, and paranormal races Esme never believed were real.
But why have the conjuri summoned Esme to this paranormal melting pot? As an alt-world version of the original Esme, she is an alterni. And alterni wield magic that no one else can – magic the Order needs to fight malevolenci, demonic beasts that attack through otherworldly rifts. Protecting the Sanctuary from these monsters is the Order’s main purpose, and now it’s Esme’s turn.
Unfortunately, the model-perfect King Owen is broken by grief and guilt, the Order has little faith in her, and malevolenci attacks are worse than ever.
Eight alt-world Esmes preceded her. Eight lost their lives. Can Esme use her unique gifts to succeed as an alterni?

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Traveling for work is brutal, especially when your job is hunting demons. Fortunately, Esme’s magic is now limitless. Unfortunately, Owen has his own problems. While he rules from the road, paranormals within the Order grow restless. Age-old tensions rise, and civil war is looming.
One thing might unite the Order – telling them how close they truly are to losing the war and what that will mean for the alt-worlds. But should Owen break eighty generations of secrecy? If the paranormals rally, Esme’s power will give them a shot at survival. And, if they find the malevolenci’s weakness, they could defeat the demons once and for all. How much hope dare they have?
Esme and Owen search for answers in ancient texts, dark caves, and blood memories… But some things are meant to stay buried.