Wyld Hearts
Sometimes you have to leave things behind to become who you were meant to be, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be consequences.
Private Investigator Riukh “Ri” Saangpo spends her days solving everyone else’s problems in avoidance of her own, namely the Empress she left pregnant and the magic she was denied. When called to investigate a murder where the victim’s heart has been ritually removed, Ri thinks it’s just another day on the job. But with a little help from a brilliant but morally grey mechanist and an anxious gunslinger, she uncovers the truth: the killer wants to topple the Empire, and their weapon of choice is Ri herself. If she hopes to survive, Ri must confront the people she left behind before they fall to the killer’s blade and get to the bottom of an arcane conspiracy millennia in the making.
About the Book
WYLD HEARTS, an 87,000-word adult fantasy novel in the vein of A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab and Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Featuring a gruff trans-female protagonist, visceral action scenes, and atmospheric storytelling, WYLD HEARTS explores themes of queer identity and ecology through the experiences of its characters.
WYLD HEARTS was born when Cordell realized that who you are now isn’t who you always have to be. Between jobs and struggling to find his passion, writing Ri’s journey helped him process and overcome his own doubts.
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