I created these mock covers in Canva without AI.
Book I: The Mage’s Mantra - Read the synopsis and the sample
Complete at ~116,000 and querying agents now.
The Mage’s Mantra is an adult dark academia/urban fantasy novel about Faith Marie Anne Baptista, a young, mixed-race woman struggling to find her identity, solve the mystery of her friend’s death, and unravel the divine secrets of her world.
"A dark academia book like you’ve never read.” - M. L. Rio, second round beta reader and author of If We Were Villains and Night Shift
Book II: The Body of Light - Read the synopsis and the sample
Complete at ~106,000 words and on the second round of beta reading.
The Body of Light follows Faith Marie Anne Baptista as she and her friend, Eve Miller, attempt to vanquish the sinister leader of their magical order and elude the reach of the world’s most powerful mages.
Book III: The Adoration of the Magi - Read the synopsis and the sample
Complete at ~111,000 words and on the second round of beta reading.
The Adoration of the Magi follows Faith Marie Anne Baptista as she and her friends struggle with demons – internal and supernatural – to survive the occult conspiracies swirling around them and form their own magical order, Arête.