On the parched plains of Iowain, a studious witch and a shy woodworker’s lives become irreparably entangled. Caelfry holds the knowledge of all witchkind, and has dedicated her life to her work, while Elric has forged a life of his own after distancing himself from the darkness of his childhood. They are both content with their lives, until they meet one another. Met with a prophetic warning and ghosts from the past, is anything strong enough to save their ill-fated love? In exploring one another, Caelfry and Elric discover what they truly need in life—before they lose it. A novella in the Song of Gods series, A Lute and a Lover takes place a century before Woodborn.

“I do not know how I lived in darkness for so many years with this bright world just waiting for me to grasp it.” Maelwen is a young witch trapped in a harsh and unforgiving life. Friendless and alone, she endures pain and abuse to survive in the desolate land of Iowain. Cicerine, a sweet young faun, lives in the idyllic glade of Kanitosh Woods. Alongside her mother and closest friend, she grows up in reverence of the god, Idyth—led by the mysterious Father Farragen. Escaping her tormentor and seeking a new life of her own, Maelwen finds a fresh start in the trade city of Konidas. Meanwhile, a terrible tragedy befalls the glade, and Cicerine must flee to the same seaside town, leaving behind all she has ever known. As a dark force spreads across the continent, can Maelwen’s gifts and Cicerine’s developing power stand against the threat facing them all? Along with new friends and a crew of sapphic pirates, the line between good and evil is tested as the continent prepares for an epic battle. Woodborn is a sapphic high fantasy novel, set in the shared world of Idythia—book one in the Song of Gods series.

There is blood drying on the floor of Shell’s Tavern. Cicerine and Maelwen have found strength in one another, but the threads between them pull taut in the face of a devastating blow. Navigating grief amidst the wreckage of a brutal conflict, they struggle to balance what they have gained with what they have lost. With the crew of the Sea Song on the water and Shell at their backs, they prepare to stand against an evil which threatens them all. Meanwhile, Father Farragen’s insidious quest for power brings him face to face with his dark origins and the new world he hopes to create. He and the Crone grapple for power in the capital city of Athydis as casualties multiply in their wake. But Idyth is not the only God who threatens to rise from the past. Across the sea and throughout the continent, heroes are forged. Through ancient texts and forgotten magics, buried truths and shameful secrets, Maelwen and Cicerine unravel a tangled history, hoping to find a future for the people they love.