The Architect’s Guardian: Awakening

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Awakening will be available October 10, 2023! This sci-fi, m/m romance is the first book in The Architect’s Guardian Series, featuring Armando Medina and Izdahl Amasi.

Cover by Deranged Doctor Design.

Book cover for Awakening, by Octavia Atlas. Two male characters stand on the smoky streets of a city. One of the characters has massive black wings and releases flames from his right hand, while standing protectively by the other male.

Armando Medina suffered a tragic loss at the hands of some Nitelvosa, supernatural beings who control his world. For decades, he’s been unable to forget the horrific night when his life changed.

Izdahl Amasi, a member of a prominent Nitelvosa family, had briefly dated Armando. He’d hoped for much more, but Armando’s trauma drove a painful wedge between them. With each passing day, Izdahl’s heart grew heavier, as he thought of what could have been.

Now, Armando and Izdahl find themselves connected in unexpected ways. Despite how much Armando tries to avoid the truth of their attraction, he’s drawn to Izdahl. Looming over them are events from Armando’s youth and the mystery of who’s responsible for his anguish. Can Armando open his heart and trust Izdahl? Or will Izdahl stop believing they have a chance?

Content warning: deaths of minor characters, discussion of trauma, severe injuries to characters.

Summer 2023 Story Updates

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Red flowers grow over a cliff with waterfalls. A pool lies below.

It’s the Summer of 2023! Here are my plans for this season.

The Architect’s Guardian: In a few months, I’ll publish Awakening, the first novel in my new sci-fi m/m romance. I’m taking more time to polish it and plan to release in Fall 2023. Check out the cover reveal!

The Agitator’s Code World: In The Agitator’s Code Series, I introduced Ariston and Reimon. I’m drafting their story, as well as the one for Vyncent and Sarai. There’ll be more news about those couples!

Cover Reveal: Awakening

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I’m so excited to reveal my cover for Awakening! This is the first book in my sci-fi m/m romance series, The Architect’s Guardian. As with my other incredible covers, I worked with the awesome team of Deranged Doctor Design.

Available October 10, 2023!

Awakening book cover: Two male characters stand in a street of a city. One of the characters has large black wings and stands protectively behind the other male character.

Awakening Mood Board

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My next book, Awakening, will be out in Summer 2023! It’s the first novel in my new sci-fi m/m romance series, The Architect’s Guardian. Check out my mood board. As times goes on, I’ll post more images that give clues about the story.

My cover reveal will be on May 10!

Add Awakening on Goodreads.

Read my other m/m romance series, The Agitator’s Code Trilogy.

Awakening mood board with four images: Top left - silver pocket watch Top right - a fireball Bottom left - massive stone figure with wings protecting a city Bottom right - brown mask

Spring 2023 Story Updates

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Purple water lily.

It’s the Spring of 2023! Here are my plans for this season.

The Architect’s Guardian: I’ll be publishing a new series soon! Awakening is the first novel of my sci-fi m/m romance that will be out in Summer 2023. I’ve commissioned the book cover and will do a cover reveal closer to publication.

The Agitator’s Code World: In The Agitator’s Code Series, which I completed in November 2022, I introduced characters from a special program. The third novel of the series, Tildari Sunrises, provided much more information about those in the program. I have several stories in development, including one about Ariston and Reimon.

Atlas Anime Review: Kaguya-sama Series

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is an anime romcom series, based on a manga. The show can be streamed on several services, including Crunchyroll and Hulu. Let’s dive into what makes this one of my favorite shows.

  • Animation: Incredibly creative animation that plays with perspectives.
  • Cast: The voice actors sound like they’re having the absolute best time of their lives.
  • Music: Fantastic music, with Masayuki Suzuki’s “Love Dramatic” being one of the catchiest openings for any show. Ever.
  • Story: This show has so many layers. On the surface it’s a battle of wills between two stubborn characters. Part of the fun is exploring the clues of what’s really happening. Also, a fair amount of pop references are peppered throughout the series.

I plan to read the manga, to get an even fuller experience. In the meantime, I’m excited about the movie. Hopefully, there will also be more seasons!

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Trailer

Kaguya-Sama: Season 1, Opening 1

New Sci-Fi Romance Series!

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Cityscape with birds flying. The city is divided by a wide river with a bridge. One side of the city has a massive figure with wings, kneeling above the buildings.

Since I’ve completed The Agitator’s Code Series, my focus is on publishing Awakening this summer. It will be book one in The Architect’s Guardian, a new exciting sci-fi series.

The main characters in this m/m romance are Armando Medina and Izdahl Amasi. While they were close during their childhood, tragic circumstances separated them. As a result, they must navigate difficult paths. The series explores how strongly connected they are, what they’re willing to do for each other, and the impact they’ll have on their society. At the center of the chaos is a mystery about Armando and his family.

One of my favorite parts of writing is worldbuilding. That’s definitely the case with this series. Humans aren’t on Earth. They’re on Planet Ghenza, home to the Nitelvosa. The Nitelvosa are imposing beings who fly, wield the elements, and perform various types of magic. Some Nitelvosa are much more powerful than others, and not all are in favor of Humans. In addition, the Nitelvosa have conflicts among themselves that are held in check by shaky truces.

Izdahl comes from a prominent Nitelvosa family, while Armando is from a Human family that sought more societal influence. How will Armando and Izdahl navigate tricky internal and external conflicts? Find out soon!

Be on the lookout for my cover reveal and a pre-order link. 😉

Happy New Year! It’s 2023!

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Happy New Year 2023

It’s 2023! I’m so excited about what I have planned:

  • Publish The Architect’s Guardian: Awakening this summer.
  • Continue to revise The Balance Series.
  • Draft my new fantasy romance. 😉

Winter 2022 Story Updates

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Image by Jörg Vieli, from pixabay.com. Snow covered trees grow on snow covered hills. Tracks from feet and vehicle appear in the snow.

It’s the Winter of 2022! Here are my plans for this season.

The Architect’s Guardian: This sci-fi, m/m romance series is now my priority. I’m revising Awakening, the first book. I’ve scheduled publishing for Summer 2023.

The Agitator’s Code World: In The Agitator’s Code Series, which I completed in November 2022, I introduced some characters I’d like to develop further. I’ll share more details later. ^_^

Tildari Sunrises is Available Now!

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Tildari Sunrises is the third and final book in The Agitator’s Code Series! Purchase here and check out the playlist!

  • Genres: MM Romance, Science Fiction
  • Main Characters: Darion Navarr and Tolrek Marou
  • Tropes: Found Family, Hurt/Comfort, Power Couple
  • Word Count: ~92,000

Cover by Deranged Doctor Design

Tildari Sunrises by Octavia Atlas. Two men stand side by side, with a planet as a backdrop. Buildings are below the men, forming a cityscape. Various airships fly above the city.

Darion Navarr and Tolrek Marou are eager to face their greatest challenge. As part of the Tildari Empire’s investigative team, Darion reveals the truth about Eastern Ledano’s devastating genetic engineering program.

Furious about the other nation’s greedy schemes, the Tildari Empress recruits Darion and Tolrek to stop the corrupt leaders. To determine the best strategies for this complex assignment, Darion has to look into his turbulent past. Before he can successfully complete his objective, he must navigate the grim trauma that surfaces.

While Tolrek does all he can to support Darion, he knows only Darion can break through the internal obstacles. As he and Darion juggle competing international interests, they risk catastrophic and far-reaching failure.

Darion and Tolrek aspire to prove themselves valuable to the Tildari Empire, giving them a pivotal role in its future. What are they willing to do and what will it cost them?

Content Warning: fights, discussions about rebellion/protesters imprisoned and PTSD, injury to characters, and deaths of minor characters.