The Life & Death Cycle Series

Storytelling was outlawed. Magic had all but vanished. That all changed when the woman in black came to town. Branded with the black stamp at a young age, Brent thought he would end up a vagrant like his father. His craft was telling stories, but the Order had long forbidden any weaving of tales. When Brent sees the woman in black, she leads him into a menagerie of tunnels beneath the earth where his life falls into the nauseating, but beautiful, mist of the dead.   He finds friendship in Rho, a young woman who hides her face with a tree branch while roots and vines bow to her every whim. Together, they embark on a journey to explore the world, escape the watchful eyes of the Order, and discover the woman in black's secrets.   For thousands of years, the mist and the tunnels were under the sole guardianship of the Council of Mist Keepers. But as new monsters enter the mist, and magic is forced out of the shadows, the Council searches for young blood to join their ranks and Brent's next in line.   Content Warning: This book is rated 16+ due to mature content and includes mentions of death, violence/sexual assault, adult language, alcohol use, and psychological abuse/trauma.

The mist has thickened with a vendetta. A bounty has been offered for answers. And no one's story is safe.   It's been six months since the Storm of Nightmares and Bria has not gone home. With wanted signs plastered throughout Rosada, she has been stuck chasing the so-called Story Collector throughout the Independent City of Mert. Yet, when a break-in occurs in Todd Dray's shop, it unleashes a chain of events that sends the city into disarray.   With his mind tormented by demons and flashes of his past catching up with him, Brent has been navigating Mert as a half version of himself. When a masked figure offers to help, he accepts, unknowingly stepping into a conflict that has riddled the world for centuries.   The City of Mert has become a target for both the Order of the Effluvium and the Council of Mist Keepers. With fear mounting, Bria, with the help of a mysterious, red-eyed woman, a palaver of immortals, and a silver pool, must decide what part she plays in this oncoming storm.   Can she find the Story Collector before it's too late?   This book is rated 16+ due to mature content and includes mentions of death, violence/sexual assault, adult language, alcohol use, and psychological abuse/trauma.

Towers graze the landscape… The Order has grown in power… And the mist is burning with retribution. After losing Ningursu's head to the Pool and escaping the Library of Mist Keepers, Brent and Bria arrive back in their home country of Rosada. Yet things have changed since they left. Guard towers move across the landscape. Children are being taken from their home. All the while, the Mist Keepers seek vengeance. Brent and Bria set out on a journey to protect their homeland. Yet, staying together amid a growing war is difficult. Between a magical carnival disrupting their travels, ruthless Guards stripping people of their humanity, and uprisings in the nation's Pits, every move they make might impact the future of magic, Order, and the Effluvium. All the while, the Order of the Effluviums's strength grows. With a newfound weapon in the form of a young woman and a ruthless series of experimentations upon Magii, the Order believes they have found a cure for the dying Effluvium. As the Order's plans come to light and secrets climb out of the mist, Brent and Bria are left to decide their role in the battle between Life and Death. Can they bring life back to their dying home? Or will nothing but stories be left in the end? Content Warnings: This book is rated 16+ for mentions and depictions of death, sexual content, adult language, violence, alcohol & drug use, police brutality, child abuse, and psychological abuse/trauma.    

Knoll has fallen. The towers have left. And the Forest Queen has awoken. A month after Knoll's fall, Bria awakes in the Necrowood, her body entwined with the forest. With little recollection of the events that led to Knoll's collapse, she turns to her estranged mother for answers. Yet beneath these answers harbor further questions about the reaches of her magic and the depths to which it is tied to her past. Trapped in the Library of Mist Keepers, Brent jumps between stories, trying to find a new sense of identity after embracing the mist. He begins to unravel the mysteries of the Council and the threat they place on the entire world. Yet, if he cannot find a way to escape the Library, all the knowledge he collected will be for nothing. As new answers emerge from the shadows, Brent and Bria must determine the next steps in their journey and plant the seeds for their success. With the Order of the Effluvium and the Council of Mist Keepers forming an alliance, the two must also decide their roles in the upcoming battle. Will they be able to see each other again before it is too late? Or will they be forced to fight on different sides of Life and Death? Content Warnings: This book is rated 16+ for mentions and depictions of death, assault, sexual content, adult language, violence, alcohol & drug use, police brutality, child abuse, and psychological abuse/trauma.