Joshua Hill Writes

Edge of Dawn 

Coming November 25, 2026 - Pre order here

Acari has never seen the sun.

Born on the dark side of a tidally locked world, she has spent her life dreaming of the place where daylight never ends. When her brother returns from a trip to Lucidia with stories of the world beyond Obscuria, Acari finally gets her chance to see it for herself.

She travels to Wendshire, Lucidia’s capital, and settles in the Little Obscuria neighborhood with her aunt and uncle. There, she finds a life she never expected: a new friend in Tessa, a community that needs her help, and a rebellious young man named Tobias who steals food to keep his neighbors fed.

But Lucidia is changing.

When Solvain Straus defeats Kaelin Ashford in the race for High Chancellor, his promises of a stronger nation slowly give way to something far more dangerous. Rights disappear. Obscurians are targeted and deported. The Wendshire Guard grows larger and more powerful. And when Solvain removes the centuries-old curfew during the daily eclipse, those who remain outside begin to change in ways no one can explain.

As the darkness spreads through Lucidia, Acari discovers something strange about herself. Fire bends toward her. It answers her in ways it shouldn’t. And what begins as an unexplained curiosity may become the weapon her people desperately need.

When Kaelin is imprisoned and Acari’s family is deported, there is no longer any room to stay out of the fight.

Acari, Tobias, and a newly escaped Kaelin join forces to build a resistance against Solvain’s growing regime. What begins in the streets of Little Obscuria soon spreads across cities and borders, drawing together people who have had enough of living under the shadow of a government that was supposed to protect them.

But winning the fight for freedom may only be the beginning.

Because the darkness coming for Lucidia is far older—and far more dangerous—than Solvain Straus.

Edge of Dawn is a fantasy adventure about discovering where you belong, standing up for the people you love, and finding the courage to fight when the world around you begins to fall apart. 

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Can Jackson and Xavier uncover the truth before the real culprit gets away with it?

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Fired from the Newell Police Department and drowning in debt to La Sombra, Blake has little left to lose. But when a brutal murder appears to be the work of a calculating serial killer, he sees an opportunity to prove—to himself, if no one else—that he’s not the failure everyone thinks he is.

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But Blake’s gambling hasn’t stopped. His debts are growing, his judgment is slipping, and every step toward the Reaper puts him deeper in danger. When the evidence begins pointing toward a motive far more personal than anyone imagined, Blake must decide how much he’s willing to sacrifice to uncover the truth.

Because solving the case might be his last chance at redemption.

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The Magic Show

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Then a traveling magic show comes to town.

The tricks are impossible. The performers are more than they seem. And the girl who can teleport across the stage has Justin wondering if, for once, he might actually belong somewhere.

For someone who rarely leaves his house, joining a traveling group of mages should be the last thing Justin would consider.

He joins anyway.

But the magic show is hiding more than its secrets. Sam Higgins, the troupe’s leader, has a history with a powerful wizard who has returned to claim an ancient amulet—and he’ll kill anyone who gets in his way.

Justin doesn’t know any of this when he makes a mistake that leaves Sam trapped inside the very amulet the wizard has been searching for.

Now the wizard has a chance to get everything he wants: the amulet, its power, and Sam Higgins as his prisoner.

Justin has no idea how to stop him. But he knows one thing—Sam was trapped because of him.

With the wizard and his followers closing in, Justin and his new friends set out across the country to find an old ally of Sam’s who may be able to save him. What began as a chance to escape his quiet life has become a race to save the people Justin has come to care about before the wizard catches up with them.

And this time, Justin can’t afford to run away.

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