Dallas London’s brother is presumed dead after going missing off the coast of Maui. Now back home in San Francisco, Dallas does denial in style: no sleep and a steady diet of stale pizza, cigarettes, and intrusive thoughts about her brother’s decaying body. But when a philanthropist’s son disappears under eerily similar circumstances and Dallas starts seeing demons lurking in the shadows of her apartment, even she can’t pretend she’s fine.
Enter: Death. In the form of a snarky, sexy young woman, Death is drawn to Dallas’s issues just as much as Dallas is drawn to Death’s mysterious magnetism. Desperate, Dallas makes a deal with Death: Dallas will find out who is stealing the souls of the drowned, in exchange for protection from the demon hunting her. The cost? Dallas must come to terms with her incredible loss, even though it makes her wish she’d be the one to sink in the Pacific abyss.
Treading Water came in first place in the Horror category of the 2024 PNWA Unpublished Novel Contest. Ready to dive in? Read chapter one.
Below is a running playlist that gets me in the mood to work on this book.
Lyana and her panther-like familiar escaped the king’s prison after learning Lyana’s sister, Astrea, was murdered. But running isn’t easy after being starved, tortured and drugged by the king’s necromancer and closest advisor, Videl. Not to mention the life-threatening injury Lyana’s familiar sustained during their prison break. Lyana’s life is tied to her familiar’s. If one dies, they both do. With no support or resources, Lyana’s only hope is to trust a passing mage. He heals them and reveals that Astrea still lives and is said to be traveling to a temple housing incredibly strong ancient magic.
Lyana, her familiar, and the mage set out to find Astrea, but are dogged by the king’s men and plagued by an evil sorceress infecting Lyana’s thoughts and dreams. On her journey, Lyana attracts rebellious allies—including the mage that saved her, a young knight who idolizes her, and a clan of shape-shifting werebears—who view her as a symbol of revolution—a role that she doesn’t want or need. They arrive at the temple, but are ambushed. With the misguided hopes of Lyana eventually leading them to some sort of insurgency, the rebels join her on her quest. But when they arrive at the temple, Lyana learns that no one in her life is to be trusted—especially her own family.
The Silvestrian is book one in a planned trilogy. Clawing for a sneak peak? Read chapter one.
Below is a running playlist that gets me in the mood to work on this book.
Blurb coming soon. Read chapter one.
Blurb coming soon. Read chapter one.