SERIES
The divine bloodlineS romantasy where strategy matters
as much as swordplay.
If you’re craving forbidden romance with trust earned one impossible choice at a time…
Welcome to Mithras.
Partners-to-lovers
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Forbidden romance
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vampire
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He falls first
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Morally grey hero
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One horse
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Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️½
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Partners-to-lovers 〰️ Forbidden romance 〰️ vampire 〰️ He falls first 〰️ Morally grey hero 〰️ One horse 〰️ Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️½ 〰️
Books
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Coming Soon
VEILBOUND
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Book ii
VEILCLAIMED
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book iii
VEILFORGED
Original cover concept art and design by Alexis Politz
IF you loved…
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The tension of
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
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The emotional intensity of
Fourth Wing
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The military strategy of
The Bridge Kingdom
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The Romance of
A Court of Mist and Fury
Meet the Characters
Verian
Right Hand Commander
The Coven’s golden son. Devastatingly protective. Honorable to a fault.
Dom
The Deadliest Tracker
He hunts the people no one else can find. Fury may be the first person he encourages to run.
Fury
The Coven’s Fury
The kingdom’s greatest weapon. Hiding from what she once was. Determined never to become it again.
About Veilbound
Once the pride of the vampire cavalry, Fury now fears the power that made her infamous. Paired with the cavalry’s deadliest tracker, she finds herself drawn to the one man who believes she should reclaim it.
Fury believes surrendering her power—and her autonomy—is the price of atoning for killing her own people during the invasion of Mithras.
When a string of extremist attacks sends them searching for answers, every lead uncovers a deeper conspiracy, while every step closer to the tracker brings her closer to the power she’s sworn never to use again.
If she fails, the rebellion will turn her into a symbol, the cavalry will turn her into a weapon, and her own power may turn her into the monster everyone was right to fear.
Quote from the book
“Everything in my life was built to make him impossible. But standing there in the dark, with his thumb still warm against my mouth, impossibility felt like a coward’s excuse. This wasn’t something I could let fade. Not without losing the first future I had wanted for myself.”
Reviews
From the Daphne du Maurier Award Judges
“Gripping [and] emotional.”
“The attraction jumped off the page.”
“Left me craving more.”
“Tense…tight, and heart-pounding.”
Reading this feels like
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Romance
Instant attraction. Slow-burn trust.
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World
A vampire-occupied empire inspired by ancient Mesopotamia.
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Consequence
Every choice draws her closer to the thing she fears most.
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Intrique
Certainty is the first casualty.
Recognition
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Daphne du Maurier Award
2026 Winner — Unpublished Romantic Suspense & Mystery
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Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest
2026 Finalist — Unpublished Paranormal Category Fiction
Maria Lloyd Photography
Unique Perspective
The hardest battles are fought long after the fighting ends.
Veilbound explores the choices that outlive the war itself. Fury’s greatest enemy isn’t what she survived—it’s the belief that one terrible decision defines who she is.
Her journey asks what it takes to reclaim your future when you no longer trust yourself to make the right choice.
Interrogating the Questions Behind
Veilbound
Can trust exist before truth?
When does duty become betrayal?
Who do you become if your worst mistake defines you?
Can love survive impossible loyalties?
What is the status of this book?
Veilbound is a completed 118,000-word adult romantasy novel and the first book in The Divine Bloodlines Series. Veilbound is currently seeking traditional publication.
What is the genre and tone?
Adult romantasy. Character-driven with political intrigue, military strategy, forbidden romance, and morally complex choices.
What is this story about?
Veilbound follows Captain Fury, a disgraced vampire cavalry war hero, who is partnered to work with Dom, the cavalry’s deadliest tracker, as extremist attacks threaten an occupied city. Their investigation develops into a forbidden romance while Fury struggles with a destructive power she has sworn never to use again.
Who is the intended audience?
Veilbound is written for adult romantasy and fantasy romance readers, especially readers who enjoy forbidden romance, romantic suspense, military fantasy, political intrigue, intelligence operations, morally gray characters, partners-to-lovers dynamics, and slow-burn romantic tension.
What books are comparable to Veilbound?
Readers of The Serpent and the Wings of Night, The Bridge Kingdom, Fourth Wing, From Blood and Ash, and A Court of Mist and Fury may enjoy Veilbound, particularly readers drawn to dangerous forbidden relationships, morally complicated fantasy worlds, political conflict, and high-stakes romance.
Are rights available?
Yes.
Do you have a synopsis or sample chapters?
Yes. Industry professionals are welcome to contact me for a full synopsis, sample chapters, or the complete manuscript.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
Has the manuscript been edited?
Yes. Veilbound has undergone professional editing and multiple rounds of revision.
Is there potential for a series?
Yes. Veilbound is the first novel in The Divine Bloodlines Series, with the sequel, Veilclaimed, already in development.
Do you include content notes?
Yes. A content note is included at the front of the novel.
Author’s Content Note
This novel contains themes that may be distressing to some readers, including morally gray romantic dynamics, interrogation and torture, coercive blood magic and psychic violation, and injury to cavalry warhorses in the context of armed conflict.
How soon are materials available?
The complete manuscript, synopsis, and additional materials are available upon request.
What makes Veilbound different from other romantasy novels?
Veilbound combines a central forbidden romance with military intelligence, counterinsurgency, occupation politics, cavalry warfare, and a mystery-driven extremist threat. Rather than treating war as background spectacle, the novel focuses on how intelligence, loyalty, propaganda, and relationships shape conflict.
Where is Veilbound set?
Veilbound is set in a secondary fantasy world inspired by ancient Mesopotamia, centered on the vampire-occupied city of Mithras. The setting combines imperial politics, cavalry warfare, intelligence operations, ancient magic, and competing resistance movements.