The Gloamroad Chronicles

Ayla used to dream of adventure, but long ago settled into life as an innkeeper. When her family is wrongly accused of rebellion, the only way she can save them is to volunteer for the Gloamroad Trials: an unforgiving journey meant to restore the magic that sustains the human, elven, and dwarven kingdoms. Few survive. None returns unchanged.

What begins as a simple pilgrimage quickly becomes a gauntlet of deadly outlaws, ancient forces stirring in the wilds, and political schemes that follow her every step. As the trials push Ayla beyond her limits, she begins to suspect that the Gloamroad is not the sacred duty she was always told.

Danger closes in from every side, and Ayla must fight to stay alive long enough to earn her family’s freedom. Her growing bond with Ret Earenbrook, the Watcher assigned to observe her, only complicates her fate. Duty forbids their closeness, yet trust becomes her most dangerous lifeline. As time slips away, Ayla faces an impossible choice: her life, her oath, and a world on the brink of collapse.

Because some truths were never meant to be found.