The Bone Keeper

In Ossar, death is currency. The Cathedral controls who rests and who rots. Sera Mordain learned her father's trade: prepare the dead, honor their memory, never question the system. Until the system killed him. Now her hands are transparent — the mark of forbidden magic, a visible scar from the soul-bond that saved her life and bound her to Thrace, a soldier from the order her father destroyed. Together, they carry sixteen names. Sixteen dead who deserve justice. But the Cathedral doesn't fear death magic because it raises armies. They fear it because it lets the dead speak truth. Arrested for treason, Sera faces a choice: stay silent and die, or speak and burn the institution that's ruled Ossar for generations. The bond she shares with Thrace means every fear, every doubt, every dangerous thought passes between them. Trust isn't optional when your mind is an open book. As revolution ignites around her, Sera must decide: is breaking the system worth losing herself? And can she trust the woman whose life is now tangled with hers — a soldier trained to hunt people exactly like her? THE BONE KEEPER is a dark fantasy romance where bones hold more power than prayers, and the most dangerous magic isn't raising the dead — it's refusing to let them be forgotten. For readers seeking Gothic atmosphere, morally grey characters, and slow-burn soul-bond romance.