I have one character, a sorceress, who has 3 awakening ascension skill book chests. That class cannot use them, and it will not let me put them into storage for my Nova character. When I check to see if I can sell it, it gives a red warning that it hasn’t even checked. Am I out of luck or am I missing a way to move it to another character?

And exactly, which character you talking about?
Sorceress, Reaven, or Reaper?

Sorc. cannot use gold books, she has to 'grow up' into:
Reaven - which is ascended Sorc., or
Reaper - which is awaken Sorc.