The time is present day. Lilo Stewart lives in a seaside town off the coast of Florida, and her whole town is buzzing about the news-there is said to be old fashioned pirates sailing the sea, that seem to have no idea that the time of pirates is long over. Lilo doesn't think of this as a threat, that is, until she is abducted by pirates and forced to stay on their ship, along with her friend Emily. Lilo is determined to escape the ship and return to her normal life... but is that really what she wants? As the pirates start to need her help to find a lost treasure, Lilo may be forced to accept her fate... as a pirate.

"Just kill me already" I whispered, tears leaking from my eyes. I would rather die by his hands. "I can't " he shouted furiously glaring at me but his eyes soften when he took in my condition. He took my bloody hand in his shaking one "I can't , I am in love with you" his voice hold lots of emotions. I have been waiting for him to say those words, but now, Its too late. I gave him a watery smile and blinked through my tears "And I love you". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A warrior princess, kind, sarcastic who always ready to help other. A mysterious handsome king having heart as stone, kill without mercy. What will happen when their path cross. Find out! ⇥sz1FRcxG⇤

We all know the fairy tale: a princess gets locked in a tower by a dreadful dragon and is rescued by a fair prince, swept away to go live out her happily ever after with a man she just met. Right? Wrong. The dragon was, in fact, the princess's closest friend. So, when the prince brutally butchers the creature, she is understandably upset. Rather than swoon at his feet or offer him a token of her gratitude, the princess takes up her own sword and swears revenge on the man who took her best friend from her. And nothing will stop her.

Aralia, captured by her fathers enemy and sentenced to be executed escapes with the help of a mysterious hooded man. Through a tiring and bloody journey back to her kingdom they stumble across a colony of dragons where a water dragon claims Aralia as its own. Never being loved by her father she is torn between returning to the kingdom to reside as the next in line to the throne or staying in the colony with the one she loves as a dragon rider.

❝What are we?❞ She asked. Fingers traced the outline of her lips. ❝Heart mates.❞ He answered. 〝♡〞 A bond stretched between two worlds. A prince in search of his queen. An entire kingdom balanced on the fate of their destiny. 〝♧〞 Eighteen year-old Elina Dragna knows the only way to save a kingdom is to slay the dragon - but if dragons run the kingdom, then who do you slay, to save the day? Aiden Lockhart knows his heart beats for one and only one little dragon. And that is not the owner of the ring on his finger. Forbidden desire pumping through his veins, it is upto him to decide the cards to play, to choose his lady. 〝♡〞 One Betrayal. Two Heartmates. One true love. One kingdom to save. Who gets to decide the order? ▪︎▪︎▪︎ #1 in the Hidden Realm Series ☆shortlisted on Wattys India 2021☆