Faith & Deed

Wendy Holowitz should be dead.

Not “almost” dead. Not “lucky” dead. Dead-dead—left to rot in the Sleep House, a nightmare drug den ruled by a dealer who calls himself Mr. Dream… and expects worship like a god.

Then Wendy is chosen.

Dragged out of one hell and delivered to another: the Sylvan Order—an ancient druidic brotherhood hiding beneath an ordinary steakhouse in Annapolis. Their Temple is carved into caves and built around a waterfall that seems to fall forever. They call it the Cleansing Waters. They swear it can wash away curses.

What they don’t promise is mercy.

By night, the Order hunts the Dakkalfar—demons drawn from Nordic myth and a border-world called the Rim, where cosmic-horror shadows press close. They don’t just haunt houses. They haunt people. They whisper us into addiction, violence, and despair… then feed on what’s left.

For Wendy, every step forward is a negotiation between nightmare and sobriety, faith and fury. The Order offers her a bed, a purpose, and a new name—Sister Wendy. But nothing in Wendy’s life has ever been free.

To earn her place, she must face the sacred mountain called the Firmament, survive rituals designed to lay her demons bare, and step into an internal war brewing between faith and deed—between those who believe salvation is spiritual… and those who believe it must be enforced.

My cloak. My faith. My armor.

If you love secret-society intrigue, occult rituals, and slow-burn dread with grounded grit, the Faith & Deed series will pull you under and not let go.

Inside this series you’ll find:

- A fiercely broken heroine clawing her way toward redemption

- Hidden temples, dangerous mentors, and forbidden truths

- Demonic infestations that feel uncomfortably human

- Found-family bonds, gallows humor, and relentless tension

- High stakes where doing the “right” thing can be the darkest choice of all

Read the series in order:

1) Ascension — Wendy’s “rescue” begins in the Sleep House… and ends on a mountain that doesn’t let people leave unchanged.

2) The Order — Beneath Annapolis, Wendy learns the Sylvan Order’s rules, its secrets, and the price of belonging.

3) Den of Lies — On mission with her new allies, Wendy hunts a predator who twists reality—and discovers how easily truth becomes a weapon.

Note: This is dark fiction and includes themes of addiction, trauma, and violence.