The Realm Series

The journey begins here as realms collide...   Greed and betrayal divided the Realms, leaving the power to restore them inside a young child who is sent away for protection. As she grows up, her world is normal, safe; that is until she turns eighteen, and Silas, a mysterious stranger, arrives, claiming to be from another world and demanding she return with him to save both of their worlds.   The more she learns about him and herself, the more truth she finds in his stories as a power sparks to life inside her. Struggling to maintain her normal life while coming to terms with her newfound destiny, Averie fights to stay in control of herself and her new abilities.   With the help of Silas and her adopted brother Thane, Averie strives to gain control of her abilities to take back the Realms from the Betrayer Marcus and another unexpected enemy. With great power comes great responsibility and loss.

Step foot into new worlds and prepare for war...   As they make their way into the Realm, Averie and Silas find themselves in a race against time as they strive to remain undetected in their rush to meet up with the Rebellion. Along the way, they meet a surprising new ally with alluring secrets and deadly motives of his own and come face to face with the ultimate enemy.   As Averie struggles to find her place and adapt to the world around her, training takes on a whole new meaning when Callen takes over as her trainer. Using unconventional methods, he forces her to deal with the past and accept what she cannot change.   While Silas fights to keep his past from colliding with his present, his lies draw the unwanted attention of an old friend. When everyone Averie cares about is threatened, she is forced to the frontlines, whether she is ready for it or not.

There is a storm brewing in the Realm.   It has been three months since Averie and the Rebellion took back the castle. Three months of silence, three months of rebuilding and continued prosperity, but all good things must come to an end.   On the night of the Star Ball, Marcus makes his appearance on the steps of the castle and he's ready to talk. While Averie is ready to toss him into the dungeon to be forgotten, Marcus steps forward with the deal of a lifetime. Spare his life and he will share three of his ultimate secrets, including the identity of The Shadow. Her mother always told her that if something seemed too good to be true, that's because often times it was, but when you are offered the answer to the ultimate questions, what would else can you do?

How quickly she had allowed herself to forget that nightmares often begin as the most pleasant of dreams.   Averie should have known better. If things seem too good to be true, they often are. And on the night of the Silver Rose Ball, everything had definitely been too good to be real. The Princess laughed without care, danced as if there was no tomorrow, and let the elation of those around her lower her usually high walls. But in Averie's world, happiness and peace are just beautifully constructed illusions. Because once darkness sets its sight on you, genuine happiness isn't an option.   While she smiled out over the crowd, fear swallowed the faces of the ones standing below. Sickly sweet words sounded and pandemonium was unleashed upon the unsuspecting partygoers, painting them red. As Averie struggles to save the ones she can, it may take only a single moment to bring her to her knees.   As Averie contends with her grief, can she still be the Princess people expect her to be?

Thane Matthias: adoptive brother to lost heir of the Realm, best friend to a man of questionable taste in desserts, uplifting light to all who know him, and swordsman extraordinaire. But before he took a free dive into the world of magic and war, he was an average kid of above average height. His days were filled with sports, friends, and spending time with the world's coolest mom. In short, Thane's life was perfect. Only perfection isn't meant for this world and his happiness is brought to a screeching halt. On an average Wednesday night, in the eleventh year of his life, darkness makes a devastating entrance and violently rips Thane's mother from his side. Angry, and alone, he is shipped off to live with a woman and her strange, less than stealthy, fox eared wearing daughter.   Every hero has a backstory, prepare yourself for an inside look at Thane's.

She is held together with carefully stitched threads of deception tied off with lies.   Seraphina has always possessed unexplainable powers. Some know her as "Sera" while others call her "The Shadow." Once, she was just a shy, scared little girl who felt the Realm's pain as though it were her own. But when the kings of the Realm witness her unique skills in action, they bring her into their plan to protect the land. Problem: Seraphina is not always in control of her amazing abilities.   The Royal's strategy goes wrong on Seraphina's sixteenth birthday when her powers turn to chaos, and her best friend Evie is caught in the crossfire, sending Sera into a world of spiraling grief. A mysterious force appears and offers her the chance to make things right again. As Sera attempts to resurrect her friend, the future of the Realm is changed forever.   In this thrilling prequel to The Realm Series, a dark but important question is answered: How exactly did Averie escape the fall of the Realms?

There's a Ghost haunting the Realm. From the moment of his birth, whispers fluttered in the wind, condemning his very existence and throwing him into exile. For even in a world of magic, the teal of his eyes spoke of a chilling destiny. Silas Frost lived out his first years in a town tucked deep within the mountains. His days were spent surrounded by hateful stares and venom-dipped words—none of which could eclipse the love and warmth that his mother had poured into him. But one moment can change everything, and when Silas returns home to find her dead, his reality fractures. Lost in the pits of his despair, his father finds him and pulls him from the ashes, forcing him down the path of shadows. Forged into a weapon, he is masked and unleashed on any who dare to stand against his father.

This is not a love story: it's a tragedy.   Radnar knew he didn't want to lead armies like his war-mongering father. He didn't really know what he wanted until he met Nessa the summer before his 16th birthday. From the moment their eyes met, his dark world was filled with light and his bitter heart swelled with hope. In her, he saw his always and forever. But in the Realm, forever is fleeting. When Radnar let her go, he became his own worst nightmare.   Now a commander with an army at his back, cursed with a terrible gift, Radnar crosses paths with Nessa again years later. Like the first rays breaking through the darkness, he sees his salvation creeping above the horizon. Light has been brought back into his life, but with the shadows closing in, can the light prevail?This is not a love story: it's a tragedy.

Legends claim they are a pair born with souls so tarnished that they steal all the light and happiness from those who dare cross their path.   Revered as beings of myth and legend, they are the first twins born in the Realm for eons. They have become the monsters parents warn children about when they misbehave. Many of the kingdoms see them as a dangerous abomination.   Authenticity has been lost in time, leaving only the twisted and embellished tales of the impossible twin princes that had everything but desired more. After the significant loss of their mother, their only source of joy was their sister, Evie. But when she is taken under mysterious circumstances, the twins clash with their father, each other, and the rules of life itself in an attempt to save her life.   When it comes to the truth of their lives, Hex and Snip find themselves wishing the twisted stories of their past were true. For the truth is much, much worse.