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The Dark of Keenan

The Black Sigil of Naphal Series: Book Four

To Be Released on August 19th, 2026

Image by Sven Brandsma

Book Blurbs

KEENAN

I told myself staying away kept Blythe Renner safe. The truth? I was afraid of what saving her would cost me.

Now she’s back, and I am willing to break every oath before I lose her again.

If this is the end, then I’ll face it knowing I’d go down just to give her freedom this time.


BLYTHE

I survived the ENA, but freedom doesn’t feel the way I imagined. Keenan Alvey wants to protect me. Jasper Invidia wants me to choose for myself. And somewhere between them, I’m trying to learn how to live without fear.

But the ENA never releases what belongs to them.

They took my past. Now they want my future.


JASPER

I’ve always stood just outside the story—close enough to protect Blythe Renner, never close enough to be chosen. One mistake may have doomed us all, and the ENA is closing in fast.

I tell myself I’m helping her survive.

But when the reckoning comes, survival might mean losing her forever.


Image by Reed Geiger

Tropes

  • Triple POV

  • Fourth in a Series

  • Second Chance (ish) Romance

  • Not Why Choose

  • Morally Gray Characters

  • Secret Society

  • Survivor Heroine

  • PTSD Representation

  • The Guard Who Saved Her

  • Rope Play

  • He Calls Her "Honey"

Image by Florian Rebmann

Trigger Warnings

• Psychological abuse, manipulation, and coercive interrogation

• Emotional abuse, fear-based conditioning, and survivor’s guilt

• Coercive environments, captivity elements, and loss of autonomy

• Violence and injury, including ritualistic torture and execution

• Graphic depictions of physical suffering and bodily harm

• Cult dynamics, indoctrination, and ritualistic belief systems

• Religious trauma and punishment framed as spiritual justice

• Forced loyalty, public judgment, and ceremonial sentencing

• Threats of harm, pursuit by dangerous individuals, and constant surveillance

• Explicit language & sexual content (BDSM elements, restraint themes, power imbalances)

• Power imbalances within relationships and institutional control

• Trauma responses, panic episodes, and emotional dissociation

• Themes of grief, devastating loss, and traumatic bereavement

• References to experimentation, psychological conditioning, and forced compliance

• Emotional withdrawal, communication breakdowns, and unresolved resentment

• Mentions of alcoholism, physical injury, pain, and prolonged bodily trauma

• Dangerous environments, survival scenarios, and sustained psychological stress

• Emotional conflict, jealousy, and fear of abandonment

• Moral ambiguity, vengeance, and characters forced into impossible choices

Image by Alex Harmuth

Purchase and Additional Content

Available in paperback and ebook format.


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