The Veilborn Series: Awakening
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Last published Sat, Oct 25, 2025
Some towns hide secrets-Hollowbrook buries them.
When Alexis Ashfield moves to the quiet town of Hollowbrook, all he expects is a peaceful start after college. Instead, the shadows seem to follow him, the old church bells ring when no one's there, and his dreams are filled with a voice that knows his name.
As he digs deeper, Alexis uncovers a truth buried for centuries-he's one of the Veilborn, descendants of an ancient bloodline meant to guard the boundary between worlds.
But something on the other side of that boundary is breaking through. And it's coming for him first.
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