Across The Veil

Ethan Hale doesn't belong-not in his school, not in this town, and definitely not in the brittle shell of his once-happy family. When he's sent to live in his late grandfather's creaking house tucked between dense woods and forgotten roads, Ethan expects boredom. Instead, he finds a voice in the attic mirror. A boy's voice. From another time.In the year 1675, Elias Blackthorne walks a fine line between silence and survival. His Puritan village is ruled by fear, suspicion, and the weight of unspoken history. He knows better than to trust outsiders-until one begins speaking to him from within the glass, his words strange and warm, his presence impossible to ignore.As their voices cross centuries, so do their lives. Bound by loneliness, curiosity, and a growing affection neither can explain, Ethan and Elias begin to share a connection that transcends time itself. The more they reach for each other, the thinner the veil between their worlds becomes-along with the boundary between fate and danger.But something ancient stirs in the dark of both timelines, and the past has teeth. To stay connected, Ethan must unravel a mystery buried for centuries, while Elias faces the rising fires of a village looking for someone to blame. What begins as a whisper becomes a reckoning-of love, truth, and the cost of holding on when time demands letting go.Across the Veil is a deeply atmospheric queer YA romance blending historical fantasy, supernatural mystery, and time travel drama into a story of forbidden love, hidden truths, and the courage it takes to be seen. Told in a dual timeline, this coming-of-age novel explores what it means to find hope in the unlikeliest places-and to love someone you may never be able to touch.

• | Author: Sebastien Rousseau
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: May 27, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00292 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798285456995