Rituals and Relics, Book One
Date Published: February 14, 2026
Lysandra has spent her life in a silk cage, dancing for a monster who sees her
hybrid blood as the key to tearing open the veil between worlds. She is
half-Fae, half-mortal, a living anomaly trained to suppress every flicker of
power that could expose what she truly is.
Then they send a Destroyer to end her.
Rylan is the Order’s most lethal weapon, forged without mercy, raised without
attachment, sworn to eliminate hybrid corruption wherever it breathes. His
mission is simple: observe, confirm, and execute.
But some targets refuse to be prey.
When the tether breaks and Lysandra’s power erupts beyond all control, she and
Rylan are thrown into a deadly alliance that will force them both to betray
everything they were made to be. He will break sacred oaths. She will shatter
the chains of her gilded prison. Together, they will ignite a love so
consuming it will literally rewrite the laws of death.
bond forged in blood and shadow, where the monster you were raised to fear
becomes the only one who sees you as more than a weapon.
possessive heroes, powerful heroines, found family, he-falls-first, and love
that burns worlds.
About the Author
publishing imprint, Cipher Veil Publishing. Her work explores power, grief,
devotion,
obsession, and survival across science fiction, thrillers, and speculative
fiction. Midnight Ballerina is her debut romantasy, merging dark fantasy and
romance into a story about breaking oaths, reclaiming power, and choosing love
in defiance of fate.
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