They Who Bring the Light – Jessica Conwell

For one bright moment, Lyra Morne had a family.

And then it was gone.

Now, haunted by their failures at Rook Lake, Lyra lives on the streets of an unfamiliar city, lost in a cold and bitter world. But when a chance encounter leads to them investigating the disappearances of several residents at a queer youth shelter, Lyra finds themself desperately trying to protect a new group of friends from becoming the next to vanish without a trace at the hands of a charismatic pastor whose welcoming smile hides sinister secrets.

But there is more at play than even Lyra can see. As they race against the clock to save the people most precious to them, a mysterious woman emerges who knows far too much about what happened at Rook Lake, and the past that Lyra thought they’d finally escaped may end up once again costing them the life—and the love—they always wanted.

A mix of urban fantasy, mystery, and supernatural horror that picks up where the events of Ghost Flower left off, They Who Bring the Light is a tale of finding hope and love in the darkest of times, discovering your place in a world that was never made for you, and why, sometimes, doing battle with monsters is worth becoming one yourself.