All knew about the Silver Lady. The beloved ex fae queen who was rejected and casted away along with her daughters by her second chance mate after being together for a mere two centuries for not being able to bear him a male heir. While the fae were enraged by this, Astrid simply accepted the rejection and her crown taken from her before she went to the human realm where she has lived for the past seven years with her girls. Getting by, by running a shop. Selling herbs and potions. Her life at the edge of the city of iron was quiet. Even peaceful. Something Astrid never thought was possible for someone like her. But her peaceful life gets shaken when the gods decide gave her another mate. An annoying blond wolf pup centuries younger than herself. A pup who won't leave Astrid alone no matter how much the woman pushes the girl away.

Val Stevens is the hottest new name in American pole vaulting. After winning the U17 tournament, she was a shoo in for the Paris Olympics in 2024. But when she isn't jumping, her love life is a mess, with a cheating ex that seems obsessed with her and a new girl who is both an Olympic rival and seemingly off limits. Sometimes it seems like she should have been a hurdler, since there are so many obstacles in her way to finding happiness both in life and while jumping. Then again, maybe that Olympic rival needs some help, and then nothing at all could be off limits. Raising the Bar is a spin off of the book Sushi, with Val (the pole vaulter friend) as the MC