Welcome to Alku!

Alku is home to many different beings, from humans to sanguiste (what humans call vampires, though be careful with that. It's considered rude among the sanguiste), and even elemental witches. This tight-knit community of beings has been drawn to this safe place for various reasons, but no matter the cause, they are always welcome.

But with the good and well-intentioned comes the evil and those who wish to cause chaos and destruction. Thankfully, Alku is also home to the Keeper, her Guardian, and her Link, and together with their chosen family and friends, will ensure the protection and survival of the magical world.

Keeper's Reign is the first book in a trilogy, but also the first book in a larger series currently spanning ten books. Not all of them follow the Keeper, and not all take place in Alku, but no matter whose story is being told or where they are, the fates have connected their threads.

Far in the forests surrounding Alku, tucked amongst the trees and stones, sits Green Cottage. There thrive gardens bursting with life and tended to with care by the only green witch left in Alku.

Xayn Ellwood is the last Ellwood in the midst of the residents of the peaceful sanctuary city located in the Pacific Northwest. He spends his days with no one by his side except his raven familiar, Zamio, and a spirited corgi named Artemis. Until one day, on a trip into town, an intriguing stranger asks to share his table in the local coffee shop.

Something...or someone...may have intended for these two men to meet, but something far more sinister will keep them together. When the forests are threatened and Xayn is the only one who can protect it, his self-inflicted isolation comes to an end. Xayn will need the help of the Keeper and her companions, along with the blonde stranger with amber eyes, and the rest of his chosen family, if he wants to calm a rampaging ley line before something, or someone, gets hurt.

But how?

Well, he’s just going to have to trust him.

Thenia spent the past decade trapped in a manipulative relationship where she was to smile on cue, be pretty, and keep her mouth shut. Having escaped that mistake, she's now looking for a new place to plant her roots.

Serena is one of many children, and always the one left behind and forgotten. When her only friend dies, she's left adrift, but something keeps her on Giri lands.

Ashton's grandparents died in their sleep, and now he must return home and care for his Gram's life work and his Pops’ stunning gardens. Left with only his memories, a friend advises Ashton to hire a groundskeeper.

Behind the scenes, something is brewing. Secrets long forgotten are unearthed, ancient allies find themselves working together again, and sometimes the best weapon isn't a sword--it's ones and zeros.

Read the first book in The AIS Files, a new series in the Chronicles from Alku universe. Earth, Beast, Metal is a blend of fantasy and science fiction with a closed-door polyamorous relationship and asexual representation.