Lyvia Cantor will never wear the black robes of a Death Scholar. Despite her curious pull toward death, she is a woman, and her father’s influence with the king only goes so far.
Amidst rumors of disappearances throughout the Kingdom of Sultira, Lyvia grapples with her own fated future. The lady-in-waiting loses herself in the excavation of ancient mysteries until she discovers a hidden burial chamber, the contents of which unravel everything she’s ever been told.
Hunted for her newfound knowledge, Lyvia is thrown into the life of a fugitive and must decide who to trust as her eyes are opened to the forgotten arts and the scrubbed history of her kingdom. Her world becomes far bigger and more dangerous as betrayal stalks her every move. The line between ally and enemy will blur as she joins forces with a rogue captain and his crew.
Lyvia must decipher her connection to a prophecy laced with mystery and magic if she is to fight against an army of undead and weed out the evil lurking within her own kingdom. She will trade shovels for blades, putting her heart and her life on the line, as the fate of her beloved home falls on her shoulders.
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“I am not afraid of the dark.”
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- This is one of those books that I really didn’t want to finish... because the wait for the next one will be agonizing.
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- This is the kind of book that you fall asleep and wake up up thinking about.
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I’m Anne Marie (A.M. Kay to the book community) and I’m so glad you are here!
I began writing in the spring of 2023 when I was a new stay-at-home-mom. At 33, I was in the throes of post-partum after giving birth to my second kiddo. While I loved being home with my girls, I began to crave a creative outlet for myself. I’ve always loved fantasy - books, movies, series, games, you name it. I like to consider myself a professional daydreamer as my characters often take over my thoughts. One day I thought, what if I began writing it all down? The Nyxteria has taken over my life in the best possible way, and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my career.
Writing has taught me it’s never too late to discover your passion, to find new dreams. I pour my heart into every book and every character with the one goal that you, reader, will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Happy Reading.
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The Nyxteria is a four-book, adult fantasy series that tells the story of Lyvia Cantor, a lady-in-waiting in the Kingdom of Sultira, whose natural curiosity and her connection to a long, lost prophecy throw her into the world of a fugitive. Allying with an unlikely crew, Lyvia trades shovels for blades as the fate of her beloved kingdom falls on her shoulders.
Book 2
The second book in the series is set to be released in the fall of 2025.
Books 3 & 4
I aim to publish the third and fourth (final) books in the series in 2026.
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