Book 1: out now!

The Confederacy of Man is on the brink of collapse twenty years after its armies brutally wiped magic from its thirsting lands, but all that rebellious Kathiria can focus on from within the confining walls of her manor is evading her dreaded duty as a bride prize. When Deklan, a handsome but mysterious noble with a shadowy past, shows up with a proposition that promises escape, she jumps at the chance to break out of her box.

But freedom is not what Kathiria anticipates when she emerges from the bubble of her estate… and neither is the boy riding beside her in the carriage. Deklan has a secret -- a secret that stands to shift the fate of their floundering world. As hidden truths about the War on Magic are revealed and survivors begin emerging from the deepest part of the darkest wood, the two discover they are uniquely qualified to reverse the damage done by their parents’ generation.

But to do that, they’re going to have to defy the Confederate Council and embrace the magic inside them… before it’s too late.

A young woman fighting to break her chains. A young man fighting to keep his own shackles locked tight. A dying world only they can save.

Tropes/Content Warnings for All Of Us Monsters:

This is a new adult novel, with (discretionary) YA crossover. Includes references to sexual assault, domestic abuse (off-page), and forced breeding, discrimination, imprisonment, adoption trauma, parental loss, violent death, & insinuation of sexual activity. Discretion strongly advised for readers under 16.

Familiar tropes include fake engagement, found family, forced proximity, shifter romance, he-falls-first, gothic forest, mythological creatures, yearning, morally grey golden retriever MMC, touch her & die, political unrest, soft magic system, feminine rage, & hidden agendas.

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It has been five months since Kathiria Astor of Roth sacrificed herself to the North Forest wall and brought magic and life back to the Mapped World. Yet despite the joy weaving its way through the Confederacy and the unclaimed lands alike, Deklan Blackthorne of Ardenvale finds himself wracked with guilt, despair, and longing for the world’s savior, who shattered his heart when she vanished before his eyes. 

But Deklan is about to discover that Kathiria has persisted in a way he never could have imagined. Stranded in a collection of peaks believed to be desolate and endless, Kathiria wakes disoriented, plagued by missing memories and a soul-full of magics she can scarcely begin to understand. When she stumbles upon a hidden city inhabited by a race thought to be long-extinct, Kathiria faces uncertainty, imprisonment… and a persistent yearning for a black-haired wolf she left behind.

But finding one another again will not be as simple as bridging two corners of the world which have never been merged. Not with a certain soul-stealing villain lurking in the shadows, his black heart set on possessing Kathiria’s uniquely-powerful essence…

Cover reveal coming soon! Stay tuned for ARC reader application!

If the ending of the first book left you hanging, hop on over to the Sequel Prologue page to read the working prologue for Book Two in the Essence of Magic collection.