FORMAT/INFO: The Lost Reliquary will be published by Saga Press on October 21st, 2025. It is 464 pages long and available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats

OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: Since she was a child, Lys has been magically bound to Tempestra-Innara, the last living goddess of the Devoted Lands. She is one of Tempestra's most faithful servants. But Lys also has a secret: she dreams of killing the goddess and freeing herself from her servitude. When a heretic almost successfully assassinates Tempestra, Lys's daydreams suddenly become a realistic goal. Even better, Lys is tasked with hunting down the heretic's network and securing their god-killing weapon. If only she hadn't been paired with the utterly devout Nolan on her quest....

The Lost Reliquary is a sprawling story of a quest to end divinity that had me captivated from start to finish. Lys and Nolan's journey takes twists and turns, as revelations are made, secrets uncovered. It is a bit of a slower paced travel story, as Lys and Nolan track clues to figure out where the heretics hide but I was impressed at how much the tale kept me constantly wanting to find out more. Whether it was the small reveal of how Lys came to work for the goddess or the bigger mysteries behind the lore I had a constant itch to read just one more chapter, just to learn a little bit more.

I also very much enjoyed the dynamic between Lys and Nolan. They are reluctant coworkers at best, cutthroat enemies at worst. Lys is as irreverent a paladin as she can get away with, whereas Nolan is utterly devout in all things. Lys has a dry humor, Nolan is serious. Best of all, this relationship is not on the usual predictable plot railroad. Even as walls come down between Lys and Nolan and their bond grows, I truly never knew which way Nolan would fall in any given situation. Would he stick to the letter of divine law or bend in the name of expediency for the mission? Would he follow Lys over another potentiate? Lys and Nolan have a complex relationship made even more complex by their mission and their goddess, and figuring out where that relationship stood always kept me on my toes.

And oh, that ending. I am so excited to see where things go in the sequel because the cliffhanger was so juicy. Best of all, even though I had a guess as to where the story was going, things did not play out like I thought, the author always just oooone step ahead.

The Lost Reliquary is a compelling tale of an irreverent divine knight on a quest to find her freedom. The characters made me root for them, the mysteries kept me hooked. I highly recommend this, and will be eagerly awaiting the sequel.