The Light Between Wounds: A Novel (Relics of Ruin, 1)

In this dazzling urban romantasy, a chronically ill woman finds herself at the center of an ancient war between demons, angels, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse when her father’s murder leads to the discovery of her true heritage and hidden powers—a perfect read for fans of Cassandra Clare and A Discovery of Witches. Lyraël has spent her life fighting a body that constantly betrays her. Living with a chronic illness that twists her joints and floods her days with pain, she survives by clinging to routine and the people she loves: her restaurant job, her snarky best friend Hoshiko, her kind-hearted father Raphael, and her brooding boss Domenico, whose touch lingers too close for comfort. But when her father is murdered by supernatural forces, Lyra learns that the world she’s known is only a veil—one that hides monsters, magic, and the truth about who she really is. The power buried in her blood is ancient and catastrophic. It’s also the only thing standing between her and a fate worse than death. As her latent magic awakens in flashes of holy fire and unbearable light, both divine and demonic legions begin closing in.