Resthaven

A divine war once shattered the world. Now, it begins anew-unnoticed, and bathed in blood.

Tommy is the son of a fisherman in a quiet lakeside village, where nothing truly dangerous has happened in generations. But when monstrous warriors descend from the woods, slaughtering everything he's ever known, Tommy is thrown into a world of violence, prophecy, and secrets his father spent a lifetime hiding.

Fleeing across the inland sea, the survivors carry more than trauma-some carry buried power. Among them, an elven woman with a hidden past, a dwarf whose grief burns hotter than his forge, and a boy who isn't just a boy - he's something more. As rumors of more attacks spread and refugees flock to safe havens, it becomes clear the ondilaan are not just raiding.

They're hunting.

But why?

As Tommy struggles to survive, love, and grow into the man the world might need, forces far older than any kingdom turn their gaze toward him. And the hidden power is watching.

Resthaven is the first entry in The Chronicles of the Troop, an epic fantasy saga that blends brutal war, divine judgment, and philosophical weight with real human stakes.

From the back cover:

"The screams of the villagers and the whistling of the arrows fading away behind them. I won't let them down."

Aeons ago an ancient war ravaged the land, and no one knows why.

The Endless Plains were one site of that ancient battle. Utterly devastated, they have now recovered and are once again at peace. But as the seasons turned and the years passed by, rumors grew. Rumors of the destruction of villages and the slaughtering of innocents. And those rumors are proving true.

Along the banks of the Serensea, Tommy grew into manhood knowing none of this. Living his life fishing the sea with his father, his home was far away from any happenings in the world. But when he is forced to escape the destruction of his village, he finds that not all is as it seems.

And what happens to him and his family will change them all, and reshape the lives of those around them.

Forever.

For mature readers: Explicit fantasy violence, realistic trauma, moral weight, and thematic intensity. No sex.