A Gentle Invitation to Something Brutal and Beautiful

I don’t love selling. Never have. I’d rather write for weeks in the dark than shove a book into someone’s hand and say, “Hey, buy this. Please.”

But I also didn’t spend years building Lucardia to watch it get buried beneath a mountain of AI-generated fantasy and flavor-of-the-month Kindle reads. So here I am, breaking my own rules, telling you why now might be the moment if you’ve ever thought about giving my books.

Because the stories I’m telling aren’t mass-produced. They aren’t tropes wrapped in fancy jackets. They’re brutal, honest, unsettling, and sometimes tender in the way a bruise is tender—the kind that lingers after something real hits you.

Lucardia is a world where gods lie, where light is just another kind of weapon, and where broken people try to make sense of the things they’ve done. I don’t write perfect heroes. I don’t write clean endings. I write characters clawing their way toward truth in a world that punishes them for their efforts.

If you’ve been burned by fantasy that promises depth but never delivers, give my books a shot. It may not be an easy read. But it’s honest. It’s alive. And it has something to say.

I won’t lie; sales have been dismal this year. I know I’m not the only one feeling this. Lately, many of us writing speculative fiction—especially the darker, stranger stuff—are watching sales crawl. Readers are overwhelmed. Algorithms are gamed. There’s so much noise and not enough signal. The world is unraveling, and you may be struggling to hold on. I get it, believe me, I do. These days, it is hard for me to sit down and write.

But I do, every day, in the hopes that my work can transport you away from it all. If you’re looking for a story with soul—something that lingers and means something—I’ve got a world for you.

Two of my e-books are currently just $0.99 (until March 31). There are no gimmicks, no catch, just a door cracked open.

If you’ve been waiting—don’t.

If you want the beginning of a sweeping epic, start with Dawn of the Lightbearer (UK: https://amzn.to/4hXIOpY).

If you’re curious about where my journey began, start with the Island of Stone (UK: https://amzn.to/41PdUex).

You can find the rest of my works here!

Either way, the world will be waiting for you. Thanks for reading.

Cheers!