FIRE & LIGHT

In a world guided by The One, some truths are too dangerous to bring into the light.Vander Whent has spent his life preparing to serve The Path. Newly elevated to the rank of exemplar, he now carries the authority to uphold the sacred laws of High Temple – laws meant to preserve order, purity, and unity across the Kingdom of Deem.Lily has spent her life serving those same laws.A soldier of Temple and Vander’s closest friend, she believes in The One, honors The Path, and wants only to remain worthy of the life that took her in. But hidden in her blood is a power she never asked for and can barely bear to name: forbidden fire magic, a secret that would make her a danger in the eyes of the faith she still loves.When a sacred Endless Scroll is stolen from High Temple, Vander is chosen to lead the search. What begins as a mission of duty soon draws him and his companions across Deem, toward a mysterious arcanist whose grief, power, and purpose threaten everything Vander has been taught to believe.As the hunt deepens, faith is tested, old wounds surface, and Lily’s buried secret grows harder to contain.To stop the fire ahead, she may have to face the fire within.Fire & Light is a character-driven epic fantasy about faith, family, forbidden power, and the cost of truth in a world where devotion and judgment walk the same Path. Read more