A soldier scarred by battle.

A scribe who sees beyond the page.

A priestess carrying grief and faith in equal measure.

A rogue with shadows at his back.

A survivor of fire and blood.

Five strangers are drawn together by a wealthy benefactor and sent into the heart of the Scorched Expanse. What begins as a simple contract unravels into something far more dangerous. Beneath the desert sun lie ruins older than memory, secrets waiting to be unearthed, and a power that was never meant to be found.

Haunted by the ghosts of his command, Thorne Varric swore he would never lead again. Yet when the expedition falters, eyes turn to him. Lirael Quinlan's restless visions threaten to blur the line between truth and illusion. Korrin Duskwatcher seeks clarity among glyphs that whisper of forgotten gods. Bran Underbough hides truths behind a mask of wit. And Caera, hardened by exile, finds the desert remembering her even if she wishes to forget.

Together, they must navigate illusions, buried fears, and trials that test both courage and trust. Enemies rise from within as much as from without. At the heart of the Scorched Expanse lies something ancient, fractured, and powerful, a force of sorrow and sacrifice that should never have been disturbed.

To claim it, they must first survive each other.

Relics of the Shattered Veil: The Sunforged Shard is the first book in the Relics trilogy, an epic fantasy of ruins and visions, desert mysteries and hidden histories, haunted pasts and fragile hopes. For readers who love found family forged under fire, character-driven adventure, and magic that lingers like whispers on the edge of vision.

You will also find meaningful LGBTQ+ representation in this novel, woven into the cast so that their identity is part of who the characters are without becoming the only story they carry.

Their story begins here.