Unwoken

UNWOKEN; book one of the Heliophilia series.

To be loved by a god is not a blessing; it is an invasion of the self.

Hyacinth Black is a man of shadows and ink. A brilliant Classics student at St. Jude's College, he is consumed by his thesis, The Divine as a Destructive Force. But when he meets Atticus Solis, the enigmatic and unnervingly handsome benefactor of the arts, the abstract theories of his research become a terrifying reality.

The romance is swift and blinding. Atticus provides everything-rare manuscripts, a glass-walled penthouse, and a devotion that feels like liquid sunlight. But with the light comes a "golden claustrophobia." Hyacinth finds himself isolated from the world, his identity slowly being erased by Atticus's overwhelming presence.

The only person who sees the danger is Zeke, a bitter former friend who claims Atticus is not what he seems. As the weather turns violent and the laws of physics begin to bend, Hyacinth is caught in a toxic triangle between a man who represents a turbulent, grounded truth and a being who represents an impossible, destructive perfection.

From the hallowed halls of academia to a fatal game played on a desolate beach, UNWOKEN is a haunting modern reimagining of the myth of Apollo and Hyacinthus. It is a story of obsession, the weight of immortality, and the high cost of being loved by the sun.

In the Heliophilia series, the light doesn't just show you the way-it burns everything you used to be.

In a world where ancient forces hide behind modern wealth and academic prestige, the Heliophilia series explores the devastating intersection of the mortal and the divine. Each book follows the "specimens" caught in the orbit of beings who have forgotten how to be human, and the tragic beauty left in their wake.