The Hollow

by Leslie Lenz

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Book 1 of The Order of the Veil

Pub Date 22 May 2026 | Archive Date 16 May 2026

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New Adult | Romance | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

Leah has spent her entire life believing magic isn’t real… until the day her only family member vanishes on her eighteenth birthday—leaving behind a forbidden book bound to her blood.The moment she opens it, her power awakens, tearing open visions and glimpses of the past and future she cannot control. Eighteen years ago, her entire bloodline was slaughtered for possessing this power. Now, the Order wants it back. Dragged into a hidden world she never knew existed; Leah discovers the book doesn’t predict fate—it reveals where fate can be broken. Her only ally is Nico, a shadow mage the Order believes long dead. Once one of their most lethal weapons, he knows exactly how they hunt… and how easily trust can be weaponized. Training her means risking exposure. Trusting him may be even more dangerous. Because if Leah cannot master a power never meant to stand alone, the Order won’t just control the future— They’ll rewrite it.

A Note From the Publisher

Tropes: Forbidden Magic, Slow Burn, Yearning, The Chosen one, Corrupt Leadership, No spice

Advance Praise

"Beautiful! Amazing! Spectacular! Brilliant! All the words I can think of! This is my kind of story and I love your prose, your worldbuilding! Nothing confused me. You explain your world, characters, their magic beautifully and naturally. Everything is so wonderfully written! I'm sorry I'm a slow reader, but I think that's because the slower I read, the longer I get to enjoy this story. This is a book I 100% support!"

"LET ME JUST TELL YOU……it has been a loooonnnnggg time since I have been so captured by a story! Everything I love in a romantasy, you gave plus more!! The slow burn…..oh the slooooowwwww burrrnnnnn🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼. The twists!! The beautiful way you described the world and the way their magic worked! 1000/10! I loved the banter, the SARCASM was top notch and made me out right laugh! You wrecked me and brought me to tears and made me care about these characters soooo much!!! I am IMPATIENTLY waiting book 2!"

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EDITION	Ebook
ISBN	9798994921920
PRICE	$3.99 (USD)
PAGES	353

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Featured Reviews

Natasha O, Reviewer

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We meet Leah our FMC who seems to live an ordinary and slightly boring life but things change quickly when she turns 18. There is mystery, magic and hidden lands beyond the veil. She meets the MMC Nico who is giving us all the broody shadow daddy vibes!
The plot and romance was perfectly balanced and we get slow burn and yearning whilst watching our FMC find herself, get stronger and learn everything about the truths that have been hidden from her.

The world building is fed to us naturally throughout the story which stops it from feeling overwhelming and means we don’t get any huge chunks of info dumping. We learn as the FMC learns and for me this is perfect. I find I much prefer fantasy that reads in this way.

The pace was spot on. I found myself not wanting to put it down but when I had to, it was then easy to follow and pick back up where I left off.

There were moments of humour and banter that was *chefs kiss* especially once I met Kasper. He is actually now up there on my fav characters list. His entire personality is perfection and every book needs a character just like him. Truly this book has everything I love and what an absolutely epic debut novel! 👏🏼
I got 4 star vibes from the start but had to give it 5 stars by the end. It’s just a feeling and this had it! I found myself really caring for the characters. I highly recommend this book and cannot wait for the next one!