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Untethered
Dark Brilliance Duology Book One
YA Gothic Fantasy
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"Back from Death we beckon,
A guide between Life and Fate"
Lux Thorn is seventeen and the sight of warm blood has caused panic since she was eight. It's half the reason she prefers her bodies hours postmortem. With the rare ability to paint the bodies of the dead and bring them back to life, she’s achieved the title of Necromancer in the harsh city of Ghadra. Sequestered between an impassable marsh and a devouring forest, the town is both eerie and merciless. But when bodies are suddenly being piled into carts, marked with a mysterious contagion and fed to the trees, Lux fears her home may finally be rotting.
Torn between the desire to flee or give in to the whispers seeping from the wood, Lux realizes her best chance of survival is an alliance with a dangerous vigilante. One who blames her for the horror plaguing their city, but who also might have the key to its end. Except more than one ruinous force is at work here, and Lux must learn how swiftly revenge can turn corrupt and promises, no matter how enticing, can fall to betrayal.
Content Warning: Body horror, death and murder, depictions of anxiety and panic attacks, implied sexual assault (past), implied substance abuse, adult abduction, overdose
Snippets and Things
“I’m a necromancer not a surgeon, you dolt! Bring him back when he’s dead!”
— Lucena “Lux” Thorn
UNTETHERED
“Why are you always so quick to believe you are broken?”
— Shaw Roser
UNBURIED
“Dear Ms. Pennigrim,
Your unique services are requested by Mr. Marshall Merridon on August the eighteenth at eleven o’clock in the morning. Please arrive promptly.
Sincerely,
The Opulence Mansion Management”
— An unfortunate letter received by Alora Pennigrim
POTIONS & PECULIARITIES
A new story…
Potions & Peculiarities
Adult Cozy Fantasy
Coming Fall 2025
In a town beloved for its whimsy and magic, designer Alora Pennigrim possesses a peculiar imagination and the dream to purchase her own shop. Which is why a generous contract for the refurbishment of the enchanted Opulence Mansion couldn’t have arrived at a better time.
It isn’t long, however, before she’s left wondering if achieving her dream should come with so many nightmares. Masked henchmen, memory-stealing wounds, and an intolerably attractive shopkeeper have since sullied her once charmed life. The dangerous combination divides her attention against a newfound problem: she’s discovered something sinister seeping behind the mansion’s numbered doors.
Poison has no place in her town, and Alora has never abandoned a difficult project before. But there are some things even her imagination cannot conceive, and this contract, whether she agrees or not, may just be the last one she’ll ever sign.
Wait for it…
Unburied
Dark Brilliance Duology Book 2
YA Gothic Fantasy
Coming Early 2026
“When what calls to her most often is Death…”
Ghadra is being rebuilt. The devouring forest is content. And Lux Thorn has set out to keep a promise made to those she’s come to care for.
Lux understands the mysterious buyers of lifeblood to be rich and well-connected. When she encounters an intriguing book collector befitting of that description, she cannot ignore her suspicions. She seizes her chance and accepts an invitation to his remote estate.
Mothlock Manor sits on rugged cliffs. Surrounded by venomous brambles, unsettling statues, and a breathtaking view of the sea, Lux experiences a profound sense of belonging. But in her quest to uncover if it houses the secret she searches for, her thoughts begin to twist and darken. An eerie voice whispers in her head. Her nightmares manifest. And Lux’s brilliance falters in a dramatic way. The book collector is one of a vast Order promising a cure for her diseased mind; she fears she cannot trust a single one. Worst of all—she can no longer trust herself.