Announcing Our Debut Publication: Apostate: The First Heresy is Now Live!

Today, August 12th, is a landmark day for Breaking Light Press. We are thrilled to announce that C.J. is publishing the first installment of the Apostate series, Apostate: The First Heresy, marking our debut title. Loveman.

As a new boutique publisher dedicated to stories of identity, faith, rebellion, and hard-won hope, we could not be prouder to have this powerful and timely dystopian short story as our debut release.

About the Book

A disgraced former minister is forced to break decades of silence in a near-future America ruled by a tyrannical State-Church. His one act of defiance—a single, fiery sermon broadcast from his tiny apartment—goes viral, branding him a heretic to the state and an unlikely prophet to a growing underground resistance.

Apostate: The First Heresy is a story about the clash between institutional power and personal faith, and the quiet courage it takes to speak truth in a world built on lies and the thirst for power at all costs.

About the Author

C.J. Loveman is a literary author who uses the lens of speculative fiction, historical fiction, and other genres to explore timeless themes of faith, identity, and rebellion. His unique perspective originated in an evangelical Bible college, where doctrine and self-discovery collided and redirected him. His work often centers on unlikely pairs who form profound bonds against oppressive systems, and he writes for anyone who has ever felt like an outcast searching for their place in the world.