ABOUT THE AUTHOR
From the Author
Veiled Truths: Volume I began as a challenge. Not just a writing challenge—but a personal one. I wanted to create a story that was as much about decoding the world around us as it was about decoding the self. What started as a scatter of notes in a worn leather notebook—symbols I didn’t fully understand, lines of dialogue scribbled during quiet moments, half-drawn maps of places that didn’t exist—eventually turned into the bones of this book.
Lucian Graves came to life during a time when I was wrestling with my own need for meaning. I’ve always had a thing for mysteries, but not just in fiction—real ones. The kind buried in architecture, old societies, lost rituals, and the way certain ideas seem to echo through time. Some of that came from my time in the lodge. If you’ve ever sat in a room filled with silence, symbolism, and old men who all seem to know something you don’t, you’ll know what I mean. The lodge didn’t give me all the answers—but it gave me the right questions. The kind that itch at you until you start writing.
I didn’t grow up dreaming of being a writer. I just always found myself chasing stories—asking too many questions, staying up too late thinking about the “what ifs.” When I finally sat down to write Veiled Truths, I knew I didn’t want it to be just another thriller. I wanted it to feel like a doorway. Like a hand-written letter slipped under the reader’s door at night, with no return address.
Most of this book was written in the off hours—before the shop opened, after closing, on lunch breaks, and late into nights I should’ve spent sleeping. Some scenes were written on the back porch with a black coffee and a dog at my feet. Others were hammered out in parking lots, waiting for life to get out of the way long enough for the story to speak. It took longer than I planned. But stories have their own timing. I’ve learned not to force them.
Lucian, as a character, carries a lot of that same tension. He’s not a hero. He’s not even sure he wants to be involved in the things he uncovers. But like most of us, once he sees something, he can’t unsee it. He tries to walk away—but he can’t. The world pulls him back. He’s driven by guilt, by love, by curiosity, by duty. And somewhere deep down, maybe by a hope that there’s still something sacred left to protect.
Writing Veiled Truths taught me a lot—about pacing, structure, and character arcs—but it also reminded me why I started writing in the first place: to explore. To try and make sense of the things that don’t make sense. To turn whispers into words, and words into something that maybe, just maybe, lasts.
This book is the foundation for everything that comes after it. If you’ve already read The Covenant Echo or The Codex of Bloodstone, you know that the mysteries only deepen. The world expands. The questions get bigger. But it all starts here—with a journal, a revolver, and a man who still believes that truth matters, even if it kills him.
Beyond the fiction, I’ve also started working on something very different: a nonfiction book titled Lessons from the Line. It’s a blend of life philosophy, mentorship, and real-world experiences drawn from years of working behind a gun counter, mentoring others, and teaching lessons that don’t always come from textbooks. This book is more raw, more grounded. It’s about discipline, presence, and the way we carry ourselves when no one is watching. It’s new territory for me—but like everything else I write, it comes from a real place. And in many ways, it’s just as personal.
If you’re reading this, thank you. Whether you picked up this book out of curiosity, by word of mouth, or by accident, I’m glad you did. These stories aren’t written for everyone—but they’re written for someone. And if you feel like this one was written for you, then I’ve done my job.
Stay curious. Keep digging.
—Alex Lopez
Author of Veiled Truths, Interim, Beyond Refracted Light, and The Fall of Eden
Founder of Veiled Truths Press
Currently working on: Lessons from the Line
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