Unrelenting Action. Unforgettable Characters.

Action-led, heartfelt Adult Fantasy

Unrelenting Action. Unforgettable Characters.

Action-led, heartfelt Adult Fantasy

Voice with grit and heart.

Literary Agent

These characters leap off the page.

Early Reader

Your instincts as a storyteller are clear.

Literary Agent

My eyes are open. I am not afraid.

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Welcome to Dioltas

A Land Split by a River of Life and Death

An emerald bank flanked a cerulean glass river that seemed content to stream along without the decency to at least acknowledge that she had just been standing in her dead fiancé’s childhood kitchen.

She shaded her eyes to get a better look at the shallows.

Something like ink had tainted the water nearest her—half the river ran black. Even weirder, the ground on her side was muck and lifeless earth. Yet, maybe a mile and a half across, that overgrown meadow bordered the blue side of the river like a sapphire set in green velvet. And there were cows grazing over there—actual cows.

- CHAPTER THREE, The River

Characters

Artwork by Vincent Sebastian

Arette Allen

Protagonist

Arette is a self-described "terminal pragmatist," and she doesn't really care what you think about it. A top student at Columbia Medical School and a champion sabre fencer, she thought her life was pretty much perfect until it wasn't. She's only 23 when her fiance is killed in an accident, and she's forced to reckon with his family's curses.

Gaspard Peregrine

The Lord Captain

Gaspard is moody, unpredictable, and guarded. He is the fiercest vaulted soldier in the history of Dioltas, and the youngest to ever be appointed Lord Captain of the King's Javelins. He wields Cróga, a legendary lance that belonged to the first King's Javelin.

Kallagan Valorborn

Valor and First Javelineer

Kallagan (Kal) is charismatic, loyal, and serious about his duty as Valor to the future queen. Despite his gregarious demeanor and noble lineage, there is an air of mystery about him, and nobody ever seems to know where he is.

Princess Amandie

Vaulted Daughter

Princess Amandie is a vaulted daughter from the First Duchy of Leim. Born with the gift to pass vaulting onto her children, she was betrothed to Prince Vinnian of Raelta as a child. Outwardly, she appears dutiful and submissive, but she's not content to live caged.

Prince Talan

Third Son of Raelta

Prince Talan is the youngest of King Mael's three sons, which means nobody really cares and most people don't even know he exists. Like his brothers, he was born with the gift of vaulting. He lives in his father's castle, yet he walks through town like a commoner. He's not sure Raelta will ever know what to do with him except ask him to play the lute.

Ser Sebastien

The Bearer

A prophesied hero who is destined to save Dioltas. But he's more interested in having a drink at The Matron's Table.

You could take the one thing I have left, beat me to the ground and take my breath, but you can't take who I am.

Hawk Nelson, The One Thing I Have Left

Listen to the songs in order, and feel the mood of the story change!

M.G. Hauck

M.G. Hauck writes fantasy fiction for adults, inspired by everything from Alexandre Dumas to the epic worlds of Final Fantasy. She is represented by Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary Agency.

She studied professional writing at The College of New Jersey and has built a career as a sales and marketing executive, which funds her interior design and amateur gardening obsessions. Alongside writing, M.G. enjoys listening to (and playing) music, Friends reruns, and watching sports. Her books feature detailed fencing drawn from her years as an elite saber fencer.

M.G. is a tenacious Latina with a heart for serving children. She can usually be found volunteering at her son's school or for Inspiredu. She is passionate about doing what she can to ensure all children have the opportunity to reach their potential.