Isla Belthare lives an ordinary life in her small village of Lockhurt.Since losing both her mother and the man she loved two years ago, all she wants is stability and peace. But her world is forever changed when her family is attacked on a journey away from home, and she must travel to the Aataran mountain range to find them.Across the realm, four ancient beings who control the elements of nature are awakening.After a civil war that tore the humans ...

Wicked meets The Hunger Games in this dark fantasy romance standalone with magical trials, a secret rebellion, and swoon-worthy reluctant allies to lovers romance.Wherever she goes, darkness follows.An orphan with a tragic past and a penchant for wicked deeds, Rose Wolff has never been accepted by her people. She's learned to live in the darkness, content with her Alchemy magic an...

Nothing could have prepared Sebastian and the elementals for what occurred on the beaches of Iona three months ago.In the aftermath of loss and betrayal, they're left to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives, recovering in their separate corners of the world. That is until the long-lost kingdom invites them back to their shores for a festival of peace.Isolated to the spirit plane, Isla Vasileia has received a quest from the ancient gods. Ever since Is...

Princess Diaries 2 meets King Midas in this swoon-worthy forbidden romance fantasy standalone.An heir. An Empress. A Queen.As a former rebel leader, Clarissa Aris is no stranger to power. She's ready to reclaim the throne of the Veridian Empire and is eager to guide her people out of a past of violence and into a better future.But when a mysterious king unexpectedly asks for her hand in marriage to restore peace be...

Not all prisons are made of stone.For nineteen years, Nox Duma has been a pawn to the Veridian Empire's most ruthless tyrant, a man who tortures his own kind with cruel magical experiments. Haunted by the sister still trapped under this tyrant's control, Nox struggles to lead a secret rebellion—until a captured traitor falls into his hands, one who may hold the key to victory.Once a spy and now Nox's prisoner, all Devora wants is freedom. But when she discovers her...

V. B. Lacey presents Book 4 in the Veridian Empire series.Contains mature themes.