I live in Utah with my wife and daughter, surrounded by the Wasatch Mountains and the Greatest Snow on Earth. My unique path through life—as a river guide, snowmobile guide, 3D animator, and game designer—has given me a different lens for storytelling. I have always been drawn to shaping worlds filled with danger, mystery, and characters forced to discover who they really are. Fueled by an overconsumption of Monster Energy drinks while writing, I write stories about courage, loyalty, and personal struggles that feel real—especially the quiet battles people often face alone.
Ghosts are real—and some of them want the world to end.
Gabbie Kress has always felt safer with ancient artifacts than with people. But after her mother’s sudden death, she discovers a hidden stone dagger among her belongings and accidentally opens her eyes to a secret war between the living and the dead.
The Keepers of the Veil offer protection, found family, and an oath: destroy every ghost that crosses into the mortal world. For Gabbie, it sounds like the only way to survive—until she meets Kaelthorn Aurelian, an ancient ghost sent to claim the dagger for the enemy.
He should be the wraith she’s sworn to kill.
Instead, he may be the only one keeping her alive.
johndlawton@jollpress.com