The Therans: Secrets Beneath Scars: 1 (The Therans Trilogy) - Softcover

Brec, Cyndi

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798986304700

Publisher: Legend Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

The Therans: Secrets Beneath Scars is a high-stakes romantic fantasy where slow-burn love, dangerous powers, found family, and buried legends ignite in a small Ohio town. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan's mythic quests and Brigid Kemmerer's raw emotional edge.

Deadly Legends. Buried Powers. And Callie's heart is the ultimate battleground. No one Sees Bleeding.

Callie Tresham saw her parents’ brutal murder before it happened. She hides her visions and the dark secrets they reveal – to survive public school and stay off the radar, determined to remain invisible.

Until Trystan shows up. He’s mysterious, unreadable, and impossible to ignore. Wherever he goes, accidents turn dangerous, and in Callie’s visions, survival isn’t guaranteed.

Callie shouldn’t want him. She shouldn’t trust him, but he may be the only thing keeping her alive, and the ancient secret that binds them could change everything. Her visions malfunction. Glitch. Fracture. And when fear hits, a supernatural shield rises, powerful, volatile, and completely out of her control.

A chilling photo confirms her worst terror: someone watches them, tracking them. Now they’re trapped in a conspiracy rooted in legends and buried history, hunted by an adversary who wants her silenced – dead. Everyone has a price. Every secret can be exploited. As the threats close in and the death toll rises, Callie faces a dangerous bargain that could save her life or destroy everyone she’s trying to protect.

If she can’t control what’s inside her, everything ends.
Survival always comes with a cost.
What will it take from her?

Tropes & Themes

• Self-discovery
• Powers Struggles
• Slow Burn Romance
• Friends to Lovers (Clean)
• Sweet Chemistry
• Found Family
• High Stakes
• Dangerous Secrets
• Lost civilization within a Modern World

The Adventure isn't over ... Start with The Therans: Secrets Beneath Scars, where every scar hides a deeper truth. The Therans: Legends Never Die is coming-- darker, deadlier, unstoppable.

About this title

About the Author

Cyndi Brec writes her heroine into dangerous webs of deception while she sips French vanilla ice coffee. She crafts compelling YA fantasy packed with slow-burn romance, deadly secrets, and a female protagonist who refuse to back down. Her debut novel, The Therans: Secrets Beneath Scars, is a fight-for-survival tale set in a mysterious Ohio town where history, myth, and danger collide.A three-time Readers' Favorite five-star recipient, Cyndi has earned praise from Teen Magazine and endorsements from bestselling author Jonas Saul, NBC Radio Host Alan Warren, and YA fantasy writer Suzy Vadori, and some other fantastic authors. When she's not writing, she's co-hosting the P English Literature podcast.From exploring historical ruins to co-owning a 200-year-old watermill, Cyndi's real-world adventures-along with her background in recreational therapy-fuel her worldbuilding with depth, authenticity, and suspense. She's passionate about uncovering legends, twisting truths, and creating character-driven stories that leave readers breathless.When she's not writing, she's co-hosting the P English Literature podcast, interviewing fellow authors, or helping writers manage their minutes through her Time Management for Authors talks. She also curates Legends, Myths & Lies, a blog that discusses fantasy, history, and the strange-but-true.Find her across social media or on her website, where fiction meets the forgotten.

Edition details

• Publisher: Legend Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798986304700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 445