Winter Saga

Blake Duchamp... He's all that Winter Adams can think of. Ever since their fateful meeting at Pilgrim's Lament. Ever since he looked at her with those emerald eyes. Ever since he saved her life. But Blake isn't all that he seems. There is a strangeness about him, something dark and otherworldly. Something dangerous. In his attic is a secret he would kill to defend, but Winter seems to have a special ability to make him forget his duty. And he is her only protection against the gathering darkness. The only problem is, to protect Winter, Blake must risk exposing her to an even greater danger. Himself. M.J. Hearle became addicted to stories at a young age. It was somewhat inevitable that he eventually turned to dealing them himself. Winter's Shadow is his first novel.

Caleb Fleischer bags groceries and slays monsters. Armed with his magical tome and scythe, Caleb has spent his whole life keeping the small town of Orion, Illinois safe from mystical threats. But all he wants, all he's ever wanted, was to live a normal, simple life. No magic. No monsters. No fighting. Then Heather O'Brien shows up and drags Caleb to Chicago to assist with her mysteriously ill mother. It should be a simple job, but not all is, as it seems. The magical organization, The Guild of Life, has its own plans that threaten the whole city. Caleb's life gets, plunged into a dangerous cycle of magic, monsters, and fighting as he struggles against this malicious plot. But, the deeper he sinks into battle, the more he realizes he must confront the ghosts of his abusive past. And, if he stands any chance of succeeding, Caleb will have to face the choice between living the life he wants to live, and the life the citizens of Chicago need him to live.

Blake is gone. He sacrificed himself to save Winter, leaving her alone, unprotected... hunted. An ancient enemy is rising, but Winter is no longer the innocent girl who was fated to die at Pilgrim's Lament. She will not wait to be saved. She will do what she must to survive, even accept an unsavoury alliance with those who destroyed her love. In the gathering darkness, the enemy of an enemy is not always a friend, and Winter must find the strength to stand alone and fight for the one she loves. For she is the key to unlocking the secrets beyond the veil of shadows. And she is Blake's only hope. M.J. Hearle became addicted to stories at a young age. After years of trying to go straight, it was somewhat inevitable that he turned to dealing them himself. He currently lives in Glebe, Sydney, and dreams of one day owning a pug. Winter's Light is his second novel.