Her magic is stirring. Wavecrest is breaking. Beyond the Bloom is a slow-burn romantic fantasy of dangerous magic, hidden truths, and a second chance at love. On the day of her mother's funeral, Thea Xander pushed Keio away. Nine months later, he walks back into her life just as her power awakens. As Thea delves deeper into her late mother's hidden tenebral research, she realizes it may be Wavecrest's only hope against the gloom surges tearing the town apart. All the while, the pull between her and Keio becomes harder to deny. The more she lets herself fall for him, the more she risks drawing him into danger. Though leaving the only home she has ever known to train her unstable magic will keep Keio safe, it also means losing any future she might have with him. Book One of the Gloomborne Series.