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In Cavaria, everyone has a home, food, and free education. But…the city is policed by seven-foot-tall faceless monsters. 

Atreya is Cavaria’s 18-year-old golden boy, with artfully messy hair and a dimple he wields like a weapon. He easily charms the entire student population—except his classmate Elise, an ex-Garrison girl who wears a tight braid every day. Atreya befriends the Prince of Cavaria, Kaseem, a slight 18-year-old who’d rather disappear into any available wall. They, like most Cavarians, have grown used to the faceless creatures that patrol their city, and they focus instead on making friends and falling in love.

But then Atreya’s brother is arrested for secretly marrying the Princess of Cavaria. The trio attempts a jailbreak, but they get there too late. They're forced to watch as Atreya's brother gets executed in a way that shatters their understanding of the city they grew up in. 

Because in Cavaria, the sentence for treason is a fate far worse than death.

Legacy of the Mazar: The Shattering is the first in a trilogy. It works as a standalone New Adult horror fantasy novel complete at 102,000 words. It has the coming-of-age warmth of Fangirl with the institutional horror of The Bone Shard Daughter.

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In Cavaria, everyone has a home, food, and free education. But…the city is policed by seven-foot-tall faceless monsters.

The Shattering begins with coming-of-age warmth, found family, and first loves. Atreya is Cavaria’s 18-year-old golden boy. With artfully messy hair, light brown eyes, and a dimple he wields like a weapon, he easily charms the University’s student population. Except for one girl in his class, who is uncharmable. Or so she says. 

Atreya’s brother falls in love with the Princess of Cavaria, who is betrothed to another. Dating her is perilous—secretly marrying her is treason. When he’s arrested, one of the tall faceless creatures grabs his neck and drags him to the dungeon. Atreya and his friends attempt a jailbreak, but what they discover shatters their understanding of the city they grew up in. 

Because in Cavaria, the sentence for treason is a fate far worse than death.

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I'm on my third draft of this story, looking for beta readers on big picture stuff (characterization, pacing, etc.).