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Violet Sorrengail was meant for a quiet life as a scribe, but her ruthless mother, a commanding general, forces her to train as a dragon rider instead. Small and fragile, Violet is an easy target—dragons don’t bond with the weak; they burn them. With enemies everywhere, including powerful wingleader Xaden Riorson, survival is unlikely.

But war looms, the kingdom’s defenses are crumbling, and Violet suspects the leadership is hiding something deadly. At Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf, a deadly faerie named Tamlin drags her to his magical, forbidden land as punishment. At first, she sees him as a monster, but as she adapts, icy hatred turns to fiery passion. Yet, beneath the beauty of the Fae world, darkness stirs—an ancient, sinister force threatens everything. Feyre must unravel the truth and fight to save Tamlin and his people before the growing shadow consumes them all.

Failure means not just her doom, but the destruction of their world.

Duty or desire—where does loyalty truly lie? My union with the crowned prince is meant to seal the kingdom’s fate, but it’s his half-brother who haunts my thoughts. Dark and forbidden, he tempts me with wicked whispers, making my every desire an act of treason. But when the kingdom falls under attack, I face an impossible choice. Lies unravel, secrets emerge, and my fate is caught between love and duty.

Betray the kingdom or betray my heart—either choice could destroy everything.

In the deadly game of court, love is a weakness—and Kat can’t afford to lose. A penniless noblewoman on the brink of ruin, she seizes a risky opportunity: spy on Bastian Marwood, the ruthless fae known as the Night Queen’s Shadow. But as she plays her role, desire and deception blur. Is Bastian a threat to her kingdom or just to her heart?

With court’s treachery closing in, Kat must uncover the truth before she becomes a pawn sacrificed in a game she never agreed to play.

The fae are gone, and those with power reign. In Highbell’s golden castle, everything shines—walls, clothes, even me. King Midas plucked me from the slums, turned me to gold, and called me his favored, his treasure. I thought I was safe in his palace, protected. But when war looms and a bargain is struck, my trust shatters. Maybe Midas isn’t my savior after all.

My gilded cage was never freedom—but what waits beyond its bars might be even more terrifying than the prison I longed to escape.

Seraphena Mierel was born a Maiden, promised to the Primal of Death to fulfill an ancient bargain. But beneath the prophecy lies a deadly secret—Sera is no innocent sacrifice. She’s an assassin, tasked with making the Primal fall in love… then ending him. If she fails, her kingdom will wither under the Rot. Yet, as his touch stirs forbidden desire and his words banish her darkness, doubt creeps in.

She was meant to be his downfall, but in a game of fate and betrayal, her heart may be the first to fall.

After her twin sister’s brutal murder, Aurora “Rory” Raven becomes a relentless vigilante. But when she’s convicted of thirteen killings and sentenced to 500 years in Vincula, the prison realm, her vengeance seems lost—until she realizes her sister’s killer may be closer than she thought.

Enter Caius, the fearsome Umbra King, imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. He despises everything Aurora represents, but their deadly game of cat and mouse ignites something unexpected. Drawn together by fate, they must decide—pursue revenge or surrender to something even more dangerous.

In a world ruled by the Descended—cruel, god-born elites—healer Diem Bellator longs to escape her impoverished village. When her mother vanishes, leaving behind a dangerous secret, Diem is thrust into the treacherous realm of Descended royalty.

With a dying king’s enigmatic heir tracking her every move and a ruthless rebel alliance seeking her aid, she’s caught between power and rebellion. As war looms, Diem must unravel the mysteries of her past and choose her path—before everything she loves goes up in flames.

Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets—like her strange powers and her life as a thief, stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs just to survive. But secrets unravel, and when she comes face-to-face with Death himself, she accidentally reopens a gateway between realms, landing in the icy, war-torn land of the Fae.

There, she’s bound to Kingfisher, a brooding Fae warrior with his own dark past. He needs her magic, and she needs a way home. But in a world of deadly bargains, the devil is always in the details…

Oraya, the adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, has spent her life fighting to survive in a world that sees her as prey. Her only chance at power is the Kejari, a brutal tournament held by the goddess of death.

But survival means allying with Raihn—a ruthless warrior, an enemy to her father’s crown, and her fiercest competition. As war looms over the House of Night, Oraya must decide if trusting him will be her greatest strength… or the mistake that destroys her.

Every 100 years, the Centennial begins—a deadly game where six rulers must compete for the chance to break their realms’ ancient curses. The stakes are high: one ruler must die.

Isla Crown, the young ruler of Wildling, faces a curse that forces her people to kill anyone they love. Despised and feared, her realm depends on her victory. To survive, Isla must betray, cheat, and lie—but as love complicates everything, she must decide if winning is worth the cost of her heart.

Devram, a realm hidden among the stars, was created by the gods to contain their most powerful Legacy—their children. After abandoning the world, the gods left it to fend for itself. Every five years, the Fae are selected to serve the Kingdoms, with the greatest honor being chosen as a personal Source to a Kingdom Heir. Tessalyn Asura, forgotten and unwanted, unexpectedly becomes the Source to the Heir of Endings in the darkest Kingdom.

As she navigates desire, destiny, and deadly secrets, she begins to wonder if her fate is tied to something far greater.