Northern Lights

Northern Lights is Giulianna Domingues' debut novel, an intense and twist-filled adventure featuring a protagonist who refuses to play by other people's rules. Amidst terrifying bears, snowy forests, mysteries, and intrigue, Dimitria has a single mission: to protect Aurora van Vintermer. Whatever the cost.

Dimitria Coromandel is an exceptional hunter, the best in the region, and after her parents' death, she became the basis for her small family's livelihood. For her, the weight of responsibility and the need to earn money are the driving forces behind her busy routine, and in the harsh Nuremberg winter, she must hunt during the day to bring food home at night. However, when she catches the eye of Boris van Vintermer, patriarch of the wealthiest family in the area, her reality slowly begins to change.

Asked to serve as head guard for Aurora, the eldest daughter of the wealthy Van Vintermer family, Dimitria's daily routine changes significantly: now, she must accompany Aurora on her duties and, above all, protect her from any and all mishaps. It would be perfect: simple tasks in exchange for a generous salary.

The news also comes as a welcome surprise to Gui, her brother, who has been secretly in love with Aurora since childhood. For him, their close relationship could represent a chance to be noticed by the heiress and, perhaps, a chance to win her heart.

But as time passes, the closeness between Dimitria and Aurora gives rise to something bigger, deeper... and more devastating. Torn between keeping her new, well-paying job, allowing a potentially risky relationship to develop, acting as matchmaker for her brother, and pursuing a child-killing monster lurking in the dark outskirts of Nuremberg, Dimitria must make a choice.

Even if, to do so, she puts the life of the person she loves most at risk.