Liberation

Freedom to live. Freedom to kill.

A prisoner scarred by his past, suffocating in his desert hell.

A crown prince bound by his family’s tragedy.

A myrprincess stripped of command and promised to a human.

All must shed the shackles that bind them, but the darkness of the world is spreading quickly—madness in the streets, a ravaging sickness of the body and mind, and enemies at every border. Those gifted with magic, those bonded to dragons, those with a heart for righting the wrongs in the world must decide how to use their abilities.

For with freedom to live comes the freedom to resist, to fight . . . and to kill.

Their battles stretch across continents but are more intertwined than they can possibly imagine. Liberation is the first book in The Keepers of Midgate series, an epic fantasy set in a world of powerful elemental magic, sentient but reclusive dragons, and fearsome magical races.

Published September 5, 2023

Book 1 of The Keepers of Midgate

Content Warnings for Liberation

Liberation is a darker epic fantasy set in a brutal, medieval-inspired world of escalating war and disease, which includes elements of war violence, hand-to-hand combat, death and injury, sexual violence, trauma, emotional and physical abuse, miscarriage and trouble trying to conceive, racism, classism, sexism, mental sickness, coarse language, alcohol consumption, and consensual adult romantic relationships that are shown on the page. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please take note and prepare to enter the expansive world of Midgate…

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Updates from the Author

  • Liberation reviewed by The Weatherwax Report!

    Woohoo, thank you to Esme at The Weatherwax Report for her amazing book review! Liberation has been entered in the 2024 SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off), assigned in the first round to The Weatherwax Report. I’m so so so happy to announce that Esme enjoyed the read. In fact, she couldn’t put it down despite …

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  • Happy Pub Day, Liberation!

    The debut novel launches, woohoo!!! Liberation is the first in series of The Keepers of Midgate. Set in a medieval-esque world of diverse and magical peoples and creatures, this book begins an epic battle for Midgate. I can’t say “of good and evil” because there are many shades of gray in between, but find out …

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  • Book Covers I Love

    I am commissioning book cover art soon for “Liberation,” the first full-length novel in the epic fantasy trilogy “The Keepers of Midgate.” What do you like in a book cover? I love illustrated scenes featuring the beautiful fantasy landscapes and key characters, typically in a major action or moment.