Welcome to Avalon: Introducing Deckbreaker Arcana

 There’s a tarot deck pulsing under my desk right now, and I swear it just flipped a card on its own.

That’s how I know it’s time. Here's the deck I have. I want a dragon-themed one next. I use this one on myself. 

 

I’m thrilled (and mildly haunted) to announce that my next release, Deckbreaker Arcana: The Arkanthysis Collection, is coming this September under my dark fantasy pen name, Rin Nocturne.

This collection weaves together the first three interconnected stories of the Votrix Arcana mythos—a world where emotional trauma fuels magic, haunted gardens remember too much, and tarot decks don’t always tell the truth.

🃏 So What Is Deckbreaker Arcana?

Picture this:

A 35-year-old tarot reader inherits a cursed mansion in the twilight belly of Avalon, a divided capital where memory is dangerous and magic runs like static in the soil. She discovers she’s the last of a magical bloodline—a Votrix—tasked with battling psychic parasites called Inversus in emotional duels called Aletheion.

Her name is Sabine Cross.

Her Dominion is a bleeding garden.

Her magic is rooted in grief—and it bites back.

🔮 The Stories Inside

This isn’t just one novella. Deckbreaker Arcana includes three short works in escalating emotional and metaphysical intensity:

• The Unquiet Garden

• The Unmade Vow

• The Last Dominion

Together, they chart Sabine’s journey from reluctant heir to emotional sorceress, as she battles guilt, memory, and the silver-eyed Trickster who may or may not be trying to save her.

✨ Vibe Check

Think:

• Magical girl but 35 and emotionally exhausted

• Tarot-coded horror

• Fae gothic surrealism

• Slow-burn rivals-to-trauma-bonding

• JRPG-style emotional boss fights

• And a haunted house that absolutely judges your choices

💜 Why This Book?

This collection means a lot to me. It’s the first time I’ve leaned all the way into my favorite things: dark magical girl energy, queer gothic metaphysics, trickster romance, and psychological hauntings that scream “This is about your mom, actually.”

If you’ve ever wanted your emotions to fight each other with tarot swords... this book is for you.

I’ll be posting more behind-the-scenes lore, moodboards, character spotlights, and cover process posts all September long.

And trust me—we haven’t even touched the thorns yet.

Pre-orders will be available soon.