Date With a Book

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DATE WITH A BOOK: Echoes of Despair Edition

A Mystery. A Moment. A Memory.

Ready for a night you won’t forget?
This isn’t your typical blind date. This is a curated journey into the heart of darkness, resilience, and redemption—wrapped in parchment and tied with string. Each package is uniquely crafted to deliver an immersive literary experience rooted in the world of Echoes of Despair. Whether you’re discovering this tale for the first time or gifting it to someone who needs a story with soul—this one stays with you.

️ What’s Inside?

• Signed copy of Echoes of Despair, personalized with a custom inscription from author Brandon Fragale
• ️ Antedoting Pen for writing notes, truths, or your own story
• Color-coded tabs & highlighter to mark your journey
• ✨ Official Echoes-themed sticker set
• Three bookmarks, including one handcrafted exclusive from DizzyingDesigns
• ☕ A cozy tea pairing to sip while the darkness unfolds
• QR code to the Official Spotify Playlist—a soundtrack made to haunt, heal, and heighten every page
• ️ Wrapped in mystery with genre hints, quote labels, and sealed like a relic

Book Synopsis

Echoes of Despair – Full Synopsis

How far would you go to save the ones you love?

Xander Angel wasn’t always a broken man. Once a father, a husband, and a soldier of principle, he now walks a path carved by grief, haunted by the mistakes that tore his world apart. His children—stolen from him. His past—twisted with regret. And his mind—fractured by the voices that whisper of failure.

But something still burns in him. A flicker. A fire. A father’s love that refuses to die.

Driven by this unyielding flame, Xander sets out on a perilous journey across a realm where the laws of reality bend and trust is a rare currency. Along the way, he’s forced to confront not just monstrous creatures and mythic trials—but the fractured pieces of his own soul.

He is not alone, though his allies are far from typical:

• Klynk, a sharp-tongued dwarf with a tragic past and a grudge against the world.
• Aurora, a deadly high elf whose blade is as quick as her wit, and whose heart hides more pain than she lets on.
• Kraag, a gentle giant cast out by his own kind, carrying the weight of sins not entirely his own.

Together, they navigate a war-scarred world unraveling under the weight of forgotten prophecies and rising shadows. Yet even as they battle the darkness around them, the real war is the one waged within.

As forgotten gods stir and ancient pacts crumble, Xander must decide:
Will he become the weapon fate demands?
Or will he finally break beneath the weight of everything he’s lost?

Echoes of Despair is a raw, emotionally-charged fantasy debut—a story of found family, hard choices, and the unbreakable bond between a father and the children he refuses to give up on. This is not a tale of easy heroes or flawless victories. It is the kind of story that cuts deep… and stays with you long after the final page.

️ Perfect For:

• Fans of epic, emotional dark fantasy
• Readers who love character-driven sagas with heart
• Gift-givers looking for something unforgettable
• Anyone who’s ever felt broken—and kept going anyway