Echoes of Heaven & Hell
Sonya Zell Sonya Zell

Echoes of Heaven & Hell

The second and final installment in the Broken Barrier Legacy is set to release December 1st, 2026!

The Desperate.

The Barrier broke two months ago, unleashing a torrent of magic on the lower worlds. Mina Voorsanger could have controlled the flood, but she's been captured by her once-lover Alejandro. Tied up and gagged, Mina is being taken God-knows-where to be drained of her magic in an attempt to bring back the dead. The ancient entity who could've saved her was shattered in the blast, and she has no idea if Enoch is dead or alive. All Mina knows is she needs to get free, get to the other side, and find the only two souls who mean anything to her anymore.

The Lost.

Elyse Lloyd Dawkins was murdered. Then her soul was eaten by an immortal creature. Then she harassed him inside his mind for months. When his corporeal form was destroyed as the Barrier came down, she was swept away to the lowest earth. There, in darkness so thick she can breathe it in, she finds another ancient entity--one so evil that he's been buried down there for millennia. She has to get out and back to her Earth. Only problem? He and the strange light-eyed man who rescues her seem to tug on her soul. If their very essence is tied to hers, how is she supposed to escape?

The Wanderer.

When humanity was still young, Cain did a bad thing. So bad, he was cursed to wander the earths for all eternity. He's making his typical rounds when he senses a disturbance in the lowest level. A mortal soul is caught in the clutches of one of its worst prisons. When he looks into her eyes, an irrevocable bond snaps into place. Why now? Why her? Those close to him don't tend to live long. He has to drive her away before she gets hurt. But it may be too late.

The Captive.

"You are sentenced to be bound and buried in darkness for all eternity." Those were the last words spoken to Azazel before he was chained inside the mountains of the lowest earth. Beneath darkness and void, he has yearned for freedom and escape. When he feels the tide of power wash over him, he knows the scales of fate are about to shift. And shift they do, in the form of a tiny human soul. He wakes her slowly with a song he remembers from his youth, but she cowers in fright. When he edges closer, a tether reaches between their souls. His mate. He's found her at last. Only for Cain, his jailer, to snatch her away. His rage builds until the chains, weakened by the blast, fall at his feet. At last. Azazel, Sin Eater, the Scapegoat, is free.

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Black Souls & Cinnamon Rolls
Sonya Zell Sonya Zell

Black Souls & Cinnamon Rolls

My cozy, satirical, dark romantasy WIP is a cross between Sweeney Todd and Legends & Lattes.

Look for it fall of 2027.

Cyn

Can’t a mostly law-abiding citizen bake and sell cinnamon rolls in peace? Cyn’s bakery, Sweet as Cinn, is the talk of Thunder City. Everyone wants to know what her secret is. Only, if they found out, she would be locked away for good. She comes from a long line of “Soul Readers”. She knows the minute she sets eyes on someone just how dark their soul is. Which is handy since she needs Dark Souls to make her pastries as addicting as they’ve become. Despite her mother’s wishes, Cyn has been using the more…morally grey…side of her powers to acquire those souls instead of buying them on the Black Market. But now the bakery’s been added to a list. She’ll need to steer clear of the dangerous, powerful, and infuriatingly good-looking Amon if she wants to remain free.

Amon

As the ruler of Thunder City, and the one who consumes Dark Souls to take them out of circulation, Amon needs to crack down on the Black Market trade. When his Chief of the Guard comes to him with a list of Dark Soul buyers, he’s surprised to see the city’s most popular bakery on it. He’s even more surprised that the proprietress isn’t the sweet older woman he’d caught a glimpse of before. Instead of arresting sweet Cynthia right away, Amon decides to play a game of cat and mouse with his newest fascination. But with this woman, he’s not sure whether he’s the cat…or the mouse.

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The Torment of Stormwatch Hollow
Sonya Zell Sonya Zell

The Torment of Stormwatch Hollow

Coming Winter 2027, early 2028. Cover reveal coming Summer 2027.

A remote island in the Inner Hebrides. A multi-generational curse between two families. A college professor fleeing her present by delving into a past she was always told was too dangerous to touch.

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