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Complete, First published Nov 14, 2019
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Eighteen year old Fae, Nadia is sworn to protect her home Valkri from the vile demons invading their once thriving magical world. Things take an odd turn in Nadias status when she rescues Prince Rone from a demon attack outside of their iron walls. Impressed with Nadias fearlessness and reputation, Queen Livina assigns Nadia to protect the naive Prince till he takes the crown as King.
    Nadia and Rone find themselves at an unlikely friendship, even though Rone often found every possible way to get under Nadias skin, there was an effortless Kindness Nadia wasn't used to. A refreshing presence she was eager to fill her time with.
   The people of Valkri don't have much time left and there are traitors at every corner trying to keep secrets buried. Valkri is dying from a curse so hateful and undying but just as all curses are casted, they can be uncasted by a higher power. A power that has been passed on for decades, protected till its time.
   
Blood will be spilled, love will be taken 

   Mother Valkri has just begun...
 
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Heart of Magic

5 parts Ongoing

Prince Cahal of Aethermoor has always been different. His heart magic allows him to heal emotional wounds and read the feelings of others, but it also makes him vulnerable to every shadow of fear and despair. When ancient creatures begin breaking through the failing barriers that protect his world, Al finds himself facing a terrifying truth: to survive, his kingdom must ally with their oldest enemies. The alliance comes in the form of Prince Dames of Valdris - a warrior whose body magic can crush stone and bend steel, but who views Al's emotional abilities as weakness. Cold, arrogant, and devastatingly powerful, Dames has been sent as Al's bodyguard, a protection that feels more like an insult than aid. But when darkness invades Al's dreams and void creatures hunt him through nightmares made real, the two princes discover their magic works better together than apart. Body and heart, strength and compassion: they're stronger as partners than as enemies. The problem is that saving the world requires more than magical compatibility. It requires complete trust. As the barriers collapse and creatures of living shadow pour into their realm, Al and Dames must forge a bond deeper than alliance, stronger than magic and more powerful than the ancient hatred between their kingdoms. Because the only weapon capable of destroying creatures of pure malevolence is something the princes are just learning to wield: Love. But love demands sacrifice, and some prices may be too high to pay - even for salvation.

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