Enter the Whispers of Dust & Darkness world.
"A rich dark fantasy with so many beautiful layers unearthed by the vivid and impeccable prose."
Samantha Amstutz, Amazon bestselling author of the Aelfyn Archives
ADULT ROMANTIC FANTASY (NO SPICE)
Every Dark Shadow
BOOK ONE
Armies hunt her. They must hide her at all costs.
For decades, a tyrant half-breed king has held the Magus throne and kept the magic-born in chains.
That's all about to change.
In the mortal world, Ophelia Dannan is withering on a farm in old New York. She spends nights counting stars, avoiding the vigilance of family, and plotting to seize her freedom. But as memories of strange places and times surface, she suspects her life is nothing like it seems.
For four years, three protectors have shepherded Ophelia between mortal and magic realms, twisting her memories to keep a dangerous secret locked inside her safe. But when she slips through their fingers, crumbling their scheme, it propels them straight into danger.
As the king's armies give chase and a dark force rises to further threaten Magus, the four are forced to seek the truth of Ophelia's identity. Loyalties, love, and sacred friendships unraveling, they must face the fears and feelings that fester—and a powerful new enemy no one’s certain how to conquer—or they and their kingdom may fall into darkness.
Content Warning:
Elements of war, mental and physical torture, dangerous situations, blood, descriptive violence, injuries, death, and some graphic language. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please note before entering the Whispers of Dust & Darkness universe.
Original Artwork by @lesyablackbird
VILLAIN PREQUEL NOVELLA (MILD SPICE)
Darkwielder
BOOK 1.5
"Someday they will call you king."
Discover how a dark destiny unfolds in this mid-series novella.
Kier has lived all his life like a ghost, hidden away and unacknowledged by his only family, even as his sinister power is being sharpened as a weapon to wield in the king’s new Special Army.
When Kier learns secrets about his ancestry he was never meant to unbury, he realizes just how treacherous the kingdom is growing for magic-born like him, and what he will have to sacrifice to claim his destiny. But the darkness that lies within may be the most difficult beast to slay.
Content Warning:
Elements of mental and physical torture, dangerous situations, blood, descriptive violence, injuries, death of children, bullying, one open-door sex scene, and some graphic language.
ADULT ROMANTIC DARK FANTASY (MODERATE SPICE)
Every Thread of Light
BOOK 2
War is a dangerous game.
Ophelia Dannan’s magic has reawakened, but at dire costs. Though she’s inherited the powers of a goddess, she’s haunted by the events in Wythe and the desperate choices she made to save the lives of her people.
As war breaks out in Magus, she and Falcon lick their wounds in the Underbelly, waiting for word on Hart and Rune. There, Ophelia plots to end the centuries-old battle for the throne by unearthing and destroying three elusive primordial relics—but she isn’t the only one who seeks them. If the Gray King retrieves the instruments first, the magic-born will rot in endless servitude, and if the relics fall into the Darkwielder’s hands, his vengeance may obliterate every mortal.
To save Magus from ruin, Ophelia finds herself making a bargain with a dangerous enemy—one that plunges her into a harrowing game of trust, politics, and dark secrets. To win, she’ll have to master her horrifying magic, mend her shattered soul, and decide how far she’ll go to shape her fate—or she and her kingdom will be destined for destruction.
In a war between gods and monarchs, one will rise.
Content Warnings:
Elements of emotional trauma/anxiety, mental and physical torture, (magical) racism, oppressive language, gunfire, off-page physical abuse of minors, substance abuse/addiction, blood/bleeding and wounds, flashback death of a child, fighting for sport, dubious consent, sex work, gaslighting, physical and emotional manipulation, loss of body autonomy, imprisonment, consensual open-door intimacy and sexual experiences, loss of a parent, loss of sibling, death of animals, and war violence.
