Dear Reader,

It feels SO good to share the title of my upcoming book with you. It feels like it's been forever since I started working on this project, mostly because it has. But other things caught my attention while this one ruminated and I'm so glad it had the time it needed.

While writing this story, I laughed and cried, got angry (maybe for the first time I was truly angry for a character), and enjoyed writing this book so much. I'm just glad I'll get to stay with these characters and in this world for a bit (This is the first book in a trilogy)!

For everyone begging me to stop yapping.... Let me introduce you to

The Mortal Trials!

This character art was drawn by the talented @myhopeart.

In a game of gods… If you win, you lose. If you lose, you die. 

Callalie Ryan came home from war in pieces—her body broken, her name smeared across headlines, and her family in ruins. When the goddess Morrigan drags her from her desert home and orders her to Olympus, Callalie is forced into The Mortal Trials: five brutal contests staged by gods who find delight in mortal suffering, hosted by Ares, Greek god of war.

With a rusted prosthetic that shrieks with every step and a family the gods use as leverage, Callalie must outlast god‑conjured beasts, shifting rules, and posturing pantheons long enough to secure a divine champion. But she’s not the only one paying the price… She soon learns that many of the other contenders have been drawn into the games by their connection to her.

How do you play a game where every victory is a punishment and showing mercy might get you killed? As heroes fall and tentative alliances are tested, Callalie must decide how much of her humanity she’s willing to sacrifice to survive the gods betting on her ruin. 

Welcome to The Mortal Trials, where victory is just another kind of death.

Dates to Know:

Cover Reveal - July 13

ARC distribution - mid-August

Release - September 7

TEMPORARY COVER with title work by @theillustratedauthor

(AKA NOT the final):

Can you tell I'm excited about his freaking book? I cannot wait and I'll have preorder details soon! <3

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In the meantime, if you want to enter to win some cool things.... I've got you. Just go HERE for details on how to join the giveaway fun!

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If you'll be in DC at Imaginarium Book Festival this weekend, please stop by and say hello! I love chatting books and having fun at events and would love to see you!

Hope you're doing well and I'll be writing back with MUCH more about this book soon.

Casey