Ruined Hearts: Mystic Dark, #0

By Ophelia Kee

Ruined Hearts

A Mystic Dark Tale

 

There's no price too high for love

 

Danika Klein fell in love with the man who rescued her. When her abductors came looking for her, her grief concerning her ruined sanctuary pushed Rorik over an edge.

 

The afterglow of a first union doesn't last long because Danika's enemies are still out there and keeping her safe has become Rorik's mission.

 

An old draugr calls upon a rogue gryphon knight to aid a journey to Asylum, an immortal castle hospital outside the dream which was known for their medical expertise. It's dangerous, but it may be the only hope Danika has.

 

Will Danika find the solution to her situation? Or will the price be higher than Rorik can afford to pay?

 

Ruined Hearts is the second novella in a prequel trilogy in the dark urban fantasy miniseries, Mystic Dark. Set in the dream, this spinoff story from the Draoithe Saga tells the tale of a draugr and how he chooses the damned for his mate. If you love powerful magic wielding ghosts and sexy cursed damsels in distress, read Ruined Hearts.

 

It's not simply a story; it's an experience. Welcome to the dream…

 

Urban Fantasy with Steamy Paranormal Romance Fated Mates 18+ HEA! NC!

***Warning: Adult Themes, Fantasy Violence, and/or Explicit Sexual Situations. Intended for a Mature Audience.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ophelia Kee
• Release date: Mar 27, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224847822

Ophelia Kee

Not who everyone thinks she is.  The product of someone’s imagination.  The end result of a lifetime wishing to get out. Do not buy the lie. If you live in fear, you give up freedom. Taking the risk and making the leap. Too much of anything is a bad thing. Innuendo floating on the mist that rises above the water. Walk away and leave it all behind. Telling the story that haunts a fantasy. Catching a dream. She does not exist. -Ophelia Kee

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Ruined Hearts

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Introduction

The Draoithe Saga by Ophelia Kee

Draoithe Saga

Draoithe Saga

Steamy hot, wickedly delicious paranormal romance, magical realism, and urban fantasy stories set in a dream to live for!

Those who come to Draoithe aid in the fight to restore the magical balance of the dream, one couple at a time.

Grab a good drink, curl up in a good seat, choose a book from the Saga, and escape into the dream while you meet the men and women who call it home.

Draoithe is a world in which myths, legends, and fairytales walk among the strange and wonderful.

They often find balance in a lifemate, and the magic from the past lives again!

Welcome to the dream...

Steamy Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance Stories with Fated Mates 18+ HEA! NC!

***Warning: Adult Themes, Fantasy Violence, and/or Explicit Sexual Situations. Intended for a Mature Audience.

Note to the Reader: A saga is defined as a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative often found in Old Norse or Old Icelandic. It’s a form of the novel in which the members of a social group chronicle a long story detailing a dramatic history.

Compartmentalized in several miniseries for easier reading, the Draoithe Saga tells the story of the founding of an immortal kingdom in the Leaindeail to combat those responsible for unbalancing the magic of the dream. It’s told through the eyes of those connected with its creation and the readers see the story through tales of couples who find hope through their connection to Draoithe.

The central time frame is the year 2016, although pertinent information from the past reveals itself as the characters understand it. The central place is an eerily familiar yet magical realist, Tyler, Texas. As the tale draws out, other kingdoms set in other locations interact with the Druid pack to bring about the end of Peter Elliot and restore the balance of magic, so those tales, too, became a part of the Draoithe Saga as well. Cameo appearances of characters from other tales are common. Overlapping scenes from the events often relates alternate perspectives as the story unfolds.

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Story Description

Ruined Hearts

Ruined Hearts

Ruined Hearts

A Mystic Dark Tale

There’s no price too high for love

Danika Klein fell in love with the man who rescued her. When her abductors came looking for her, her grief concerning her ruined sanctuary pushed Rorik over an edge.

The afterglow of a first union doesn’t last long because Danika’s enemies are still out there and keeping her safe has become Rorik’s mission.

An old draugr calls upon a rogue gryphon knight to aid a journey to Asylum, an immortal castle hospital outside the dream which was known for their medical expertise. It’s dangerous, but it may be the only hope Danika has.

Will Danika find the solution to her situation? Or will the price be higher than Rorik can afford to pay?

Ruined Hearts is the second novella in a prequel trilogy in the dark urban fantasy miniseries, Mystic Dark. Set in the dream, this spinoff story from the Draoithe Saga tells the tale of a draugr and how he chooses the damned for his mate. If you love powerful magic wielding ghosts and sexy cursed damsels in distress, read Ruined Hearts.

It’s not simply a story; it’s an experience. Welcome to the dream…

Urban Fantasy with Steamy Paranormal Romance Fated Mates 18+ HEA! NC!

***Warning: Adult Themes, Fantasy Violence, and/or Explicit Sexual Situations. Intended for a Mature Audience.

Character Introduction

Danika Klein

Danika Klein

Danika Klein

Danika Klein was a human woman supernaturally cursed with the ability to draw the path of infinity into the dream. It wasn’t always a pleasant experience, and although she doesn’t completely understand how it works, it didn’t stop others from hoping to exploit her talent. Her life or death mattered little to them.

With a bit of cold, dark luck, she escaped the clutches of men who would enslave her and abuse her abilities, but that luck seemed short-lived as the weather turned nasty on an early spring night in a dark forest west of Chicago, Illinois.

Just as she believed she chose death on her own terms and escaped the shattered soul fortune derived from drawing the infinite path, Danika found herself trapped in a secluded cabin with an unstable man who despises her existence, yet refuses to allow her to leave, claiming she needs to heal.

He might be unbalanced, but everything about Rorik Skog Vættr ignites her soul. If the haunted echoes of his past interfere, will Danika have to leave her ruined heart behind when she flees the wilderness? Or will the fates conspire to keep them locked in the forest as shattered souls?

Rorik Skog Vættr

Rorik Skog Vættr

Rorik Skog Vættr

Rorik Skog Vættr was an outcast immortal forest spirit. The Vættir Council sentenced him to exile when they found him guilty of failing to protect his small forest home after a fire burned several thousand acres of land in the Leaindeail.

A human started the blaze, but he had no way to prove it. It didn’t matter; Rorik was responsible, just as the council decided.

After wandering aimlessly as a homeless draugr, he swore an oath to a Forest Lord and took a new residence in Elburn Forest, a nature preserve in the Domhain between Chicago and DeKalb, Illinois.

Humans entered his domain to hike the trails, but his solitary nature meant he rarely saw them. At the end of March 2016, the weather was still too unpredictable, and his