David Bowles

Amidst the vibrant chaos of urban life, Mateo’s world shifts when mysterious symbols start to appear around his neighborhood. As whispers of ancient magic awaken within the city’s bustling streets, he finds himself caught between the ordinary and the arcane. With friends who each hold secrets of their own, Mateo ventures into hidden tunnels and forgotten corners, unearthing a legacy that challenges everything he thought he knew. The stakes escalate when the boundaries between the seen and unseen blur, forcing him to confront a destiny written in shadows and light. Every step reveals new truths about his city, his family, and himself, igniting a fierce determination to protect his community from forces that threaten to unmake it.

Sol and his sister, Nyra, move through a city braided with alleys that breathe and a mirror that refuses to lie. It is a world where identity is not simply worn but negotiated on the skin of stone and water. When a messenger from the deeper currents surfaces with a name from their mother’s forgotten past, Sol must decide whether to reach for the life he’s been trained to take or risk losing himself to a history that speaks in tide pools and glass. A choice breaks the surface: reveal the hidden city beneath the waves, or guard a secret that could drown them all. The line between duty and longing blurs as danger crowds closer, and every step they take pulls a thread toward a revelation neither of them can unsee.