I wanted to share a bit more about the Legacy of Avaloria Trilogy and why I’m returning to it.
I’m starting with The Hidden Royal. I first wrote an early version when I was younger, and it slowly evolved into what it is now. I officially began drafting it in September 2024, but after a serious ankle injury on December 20th during basketball season, I had to stop playing—and stop writing—for a while. It was a really dark time. I eventually got off crutches in March, just in time for golf season, though the injury left me with a limp and some lasting limitations.
In June, I published The Hidden Royal on Wattpad and finished it in early July thanks to many pre-written chapters. Looking back, I realized the pain and loneliness Andrew feels reflects what I went through at the start of 2025. (Even though the story is not written in his POV.) His emotions are rooted in something very real.
Now, The Shattered Throne—the sequel—will be told entirely from Prince Andrew’s POV, focusing on his character development. But the pressure I put on myself to make it “live up” to book one caused burnout. I even published then unpublished a few chapters. I stepped away to work on Ashes of the Withering, but now I’m officially returning. The Shattered Throne will be published—and stay published—on December 1st, 2025.
There is a Book 3, loosely outlined, which I’ll begin after finishing The Shattered Throne.
Thank you for all the support. And if you made it through this whole (accidental) rant—thank you! ❤️