“You’re not a monster,” she whispered.
How many times had she whispered those words to herself?
Ryn is a monster, a murderer, an enchantress. Though magic once ran deep in fae blood, it’s now outlawed—because the only magic left belongs to the vampires and the stolen blood in their cursed, vile veins. But Ryn has learned to enchant on her own, how to control blood and appraise the soul it belongs to. Her little secret condemns her and her sister to a life in the shadowy slums.
When a desperate act to save her ailing sister results in a death sentence, Ryn’s only salvation is a shocking proposal from a notoriously heartless prince. She isn’t supposed to fall in love with him. He isn’t supposed to fall in love with her. It’s just a mutual opportunity for freedom from their circumstances…right?
There is no lover for you in all of Carum Sound.
Prophecy or not, Princess Conora refuses to accept a life of celibacy—especially not after meeting the suave and sensual Prince Calosandros from beyond Carum Sound. Their similar Gifts even provide a connection: he can speak any language, and she can talk to animals. So, when he proposes marriage during their first meeting, Conora sees an opportunity to regain control of her life and impulsively accepts the offer.
But can she trust his seduction, or are his promises of passion and freedom too good to be true? Between clashing cultures, imposing families, and tightly-held secrets, this convenient marriage may cost them more than they bargained for.
Gray-eyed. Futureless. Outcast. Princess Xandra Sapphirian has never been fully accepted by her people or her family. But when her cousin and uncle do not return from their mission on the Lyft sphere, the princess must prove her worth—to her family, her people, and most importantly, herself. With her future absent in the flames, it’s vital she makes her potentially short life count.
Rochan was born a boy, a sin according to his spiteful, domineering mother, who just so happens to be the Empress of Lyft. Now that he's of age, the empress wants to ensure her legacy by auctioning him off to the most “worthy” girl in a round of deadly games. Rochan longs for freedom, and his long-buried defiance begins to surface with the arrival of a beautiful fiery princess.
Will Rochan’s feelings for the princess break him free? Can Xandra become Lyft’s champion and survive? In this return to the Celestial Spheres, watch a new generation of Sapphirians follow in their parents’ footsteps. According to the family motto, it only takes “Love. Flame. Draca.” to conquer an entire sphere. Simple, right?
Once upon a time, a grieving sultan made an edict: he would marry a new bride every night and kill her the next morning, before she could betray him.
Sutaita, daughter of the Sultan’s vizier, planned on a life of quiet study. But when she learns she and her sister must be the next two brides for the bloodthirsty Sultan Shahryar al’Mamun, Sutaita decides to change their fortune. Staying alive by telling stories every night, she must buy enough time to solve the mysteries surrounding the Sultan’s edict.
Shahryar has hidden a dark secret from all the history records. If discovered, it could cost him his empire and his life. But meeting Sutaita changes everything. Intrigued by the magic of her stories, he cannot find it in his heart to kill her, a heart he had hardened long ago against any sort of love.
In this retelling of the Arabian Nights frame story, can Sutaita slip past the walls around the Sultan’s heart and soul? Or will she end up like so many brides before—with her head on a chopping block?
When librarian Madeline Hayes wakes up in the front yard with no memory of why she's there, her simple life in a small town becomes more complicated than she ever imagined. Strange things start happening: her father heals an injury with a touch, her elderly neighbor seems to become younger, and everyone starts getting this strange blue light in their eyes—and in their veins.
And then people start dying.
Can Madeline unravel this mystery and stop the strange transformations before it's too late?