Content Warning (18+): This book contains explicit, graphic sexual content, including scenes and references to sexual assault, as well as graphic violence and gore. Intended for readers aged 18 and over. Please read at your own discretion. She ran from a crown-straight into a storm that chose her. BOOK ONE of The Breath of Aethriel Princess Serétha has spent her life being polished, paraded, and prepared to become a political sacrifice - a sacred "union" meant to bind kingdoms under the gods' gaze. But on the eve of her fate being sealed, Serétha runs. The wilds beyond the palace are not freedom - they are hunger, cruelty, and the kind of darkness stories never warn you about. And Serétha isn't just being hunted by men who believe they own her... she's being pulled toward something she doesn't understand - something old, forbidden, and waking inside her blood. A thief with too much charm. A prince with a devotion sharp enough to cut. A world ruled by gods who do not forgive. Serétha wanted a choice. Now she has one - and it might burn Aethriel to the bone.

A country on the brink of civil war and Nori is caught in the middle. Noreena Phillips, daughter of retired general turned rebel leader Edward Phillips, has found herself behind enemy lines after her town was raided. To survive, she must keep her wits about her and keep her head down lest she start a war. Nobody knows her true identity and she intends to keep it that way. That is until she meets Rylan Fields, the youngest captain in the history of Rezantri's army. Rylan rescues a beaten and battered Nori from the raiders that stole her from her home and brings her back to the military camp where he resides. While she regains health, Nori tries to keep her distance, but a persistent Rylan is determined to dig into Nori's past. He is suspicious of the supposed 'farm girl' but Nori's lips are sealed. Will she be able to keep her secret and make it back home safe? Or does fate have something else in store for her?