The Mara Vale Series: Threads of Ash (Book One)

Mara Vale has always walked the line between the ordinary and the uncanny. By day, she's a detective unraveling crime that defy reason. By night, she faces the shadows that lurk just beyond human sight-creatures bound by ancient curses and threads of forgotten magic. And when a series of murders shakes the city, each of scene marked by ashes and cryptic symbols, Mara uncovers a secret that ties her bloodline to a war waged in silence for centuries. The key she carries-both weapon and curse-holds the power to unmask an ancient order determined to burn the world to oblivion. But every answer she finds only tightens the threads pulling her into the darkness. To survive, Mara must confront not only the monsters stalking the streets but the fire that rages within her soul. Threads of Ash is a dark, gripping tale of power, legacy, and the fearless will to fight the unseen.