Action Adventure Series • Book 2 Deep in the shifting sands of Zagora Morocco. Where the tents of the Sultans hide their secrets. The Sunbound are thrust forward into mystery and intruige. "...The desert remembers." The words rose from the cushions of crimson and gold, low and velvet, yet heavy enough to silence the very lanterns above. The Sultan leaned forward, his ring catching the lamp's living glow, and the Sunbound felt the air tighten. "It remembers every secret, every oath, every betrayal buried beneath its sands. And you-" his eyes lingered, one heartbeat too long, on Atlas, before sliding back into shadow, "-you are here because the sands have decided it is time to remember again." Atlas's Ordeal ━━━━━━━━━━━ At last, Atlas steps forward, jaw set, muttering curses under his breath. "Bloody circus," he growls, but still kneels. He thrusts his hand into the sand with defiance. The lamp erupts. The flame roars tall and wild, shadows streaking across the tent. For a breathless instant, the gazelle's silhouette leaps across the canvas - and then turns its head, staring only at him. Atlas freezes. The sand burns into his palm, leaving the mark of a single gazelle's hoofprint. He jerks back, swearing, clutching his hand. The Sultan's voice drops to a whisper heavy with meaning: "The Hand of the Hunt. Marked by the Gazelle herself. The hunter who is chosen... becomes the prey." The lamp flickers low, then steadies, its judgment complete.

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! This book contains mature themes such as; graphic depictions of dead bodies, blood, psychological terror, underlying sexual themes, and violence. ˗ˋ ♡ ˊ˗ London, December 1888. The city is drowning in fear. A new killer walks the streets, mimicking the infamous Jack the Ripper- only this time, it's worse. Clarissa, a highborn lady, never expected to be pulled into a murder investigation. But when her maid becomes a victim of the new killer, she has no choice. The only man who can help her? A relentless detective with a haunted past and a dangerous obsession with catching the killer. As the body count rises, Clarissa and the detective are drawn together by a case that threatens to consume them both. Secrets unravel, blood is spilt, and in the shadows of Whitechapel, history threatens to repeat itself. ˗ˋ ♡ ˊ˗ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧

[Loose prequel to Thin Air, you may read it first but it isn't necessary] The Zeppeli Bloodline lives. On a seemingly ordinary vacation to the Canary Islands in 1991, 16-year-old Carmen Zeppeli expected a short, relaxing couple of weeks enjoying herself with her parents and older brother. However, as she soon finds out, this is anything but an ordinary vacation. Together, with a new local friend wielding a supernatural power she's never before seen, will Carmen get to the bottom of this mystery and solve it, bringing the closure to those who need it? Or will she face the curse her forefathers suffered in generations past in the process? [Cover art generated by author using AI, may be changed at a later time]