A Lighter Shade of Darkness series
Imagine a world where magic and science are at odds. Citizens live in the high tech cities and treat witches as second class citizens. Witches live in small townships, practicing magic every day. This is the world of A Lighter Shade of Darkness.
You’ll follow Jade, a reluctant witch who’s lost her faith in magic. Born with magic, she turned her back on her powers when her parents were murdered, and ran away to live in Sun City as a citizen. Years later she’s called back to her home township to save her coven and discover who killed her parents.
Dust on the Altar
Book #1
"She thought she'd left magic behind. Apparently, magic had other plans."
Dust on the Altar is a dark adult fantasy with magical witches and a touch of sci-fi. This spooky, fun read is set in an alternate Earth timeline, where cities are ruled by technology and their citizens have marginalized witches to the nearby townships.
When Sugar Hill's coven leader is murdered, Jade becomes the last of the Cerridwen bloodline and is called back home to take her place as High Priestess. Of course, Jade will do what's right, but will the cost be too high?
You’ll fall in love with the charming characters in this magical world, because friendship and faith are at the heart of the adventure.
Blood on the Raven
Book #2
“You don’t get to choose the tragedies you face, but you do get to choose how you respond to them.”
Jade thought becoming High Priestess and finding out who killed her aunt would bring some kind of closure, but regaining her powers was only half the battle. The anger and hurt haven’t diminished and it’s messing with her control.
When a dark Witch threatens the coven, she thinks things can’t get any worse. But a Sun City lawkeeper comes to town, and his investigation could ruin the fragile truce between the classes, igniting a new war between science and magic.
Can she find a way to stay out of the lawkeeper’s sights, protect the peace, and find the vengeance she seeks?
Shadow on the Heart
Book #3
Currently in production.
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The companion collections
Lawkeeper: A Blood on the Raven companion
Keepsakes: A Dust on the Altar companion
While working on these novels, I’ll sometimes write alternate points of view, off the page scenes, or just brainstorming to help figure out what happens next in the main story. They were so fun to write and often had interesting side info that I thought my readers would enjoy.
So, I turned them into ebooks. Each collection has 10 short stories that relate to a different novel in the trilogy. So unless you want major spoilers, don’t read them until you’ve finished the book they belong to.
Keepsakes is complete and Lawkeeper should be finished by August 2026. The final collection will be published around the same time as Shadow on the Heart. You can get all three collection ebooks for free if you sign up for my newsletter, or pay for them on my store page at $0.99 each.