Freedom was more treacherous than she ever imagined.Nimona Weston’s debts are paid. Her contract with the dark society known as the Trust is broken. But the magical ties that bind her to a long-ago bargain are rooted deep.She’s thrust back into the life she’d been forced from as a girl and now her every move is under the watchful eye of the king. A king who wants her dead. But fate has plans of its own and Nim is helpless to stop them, even as the future of...

Ellenora Morgrave has a problem letting go. When her emotions grow unruly, so does her magic, and the creatures she accidentally raises from the dead refuse to return to the grave. In a kingdom where necromancy exists solely to investigate crimes against the crown, Ella’s undead family could spell her end. But when her father is murdered and her stepfamily stands to inherit not just his estate but his post as head necromancer, Ella must turn to investigations of her own.Prince Sila...

Nimona Weston has a debt to pay.Her father’s dealings with the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. There’s one way out of the contract on her life and that’s to bide her time and pay the tithes. But when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the king’s own castle, her freedom is not the only thing she’ll risk.Warrick Spenser has a secret.As king’s seneschal, he should be the last soul in Inara to risk association with...

Aern's only job is to protect the chosen. The trouble is, the girl's the key to a prophecy and everyone wants her. Hiding her in the center of a secret war is tricky business, but when the girl's sister shows up to take Aern hostage, all bets are off.A slim brunette in borrowed jeans should be the least of Aern's problems but there's something about Emily he just can't put to rights. And it's not her penchant for using hand tools as weapons or the fact that she seems i...

The first in a romantic gaslamp fantasy series from author Melissa Wright.Nimona Weston has a debt to pay.Her father's dealings with the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. There's one way out of the contract on her life and that's to bide her time and pay the tithes. But when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the king's own castle, her freedom is not the only thing she'll risk.Warrick Spenser has a secret.

To break the curse, she'll have to win over her rival.Lady Antonetta Ostwind has a curse to break.When Etta was a girl, the fae stole her mother. The people of Westrende refuse to believe magic is real, but Etta can see the truth. The shadows of the Riven Court walk among them, and their very presence puts the entire kingdom in danger. If she can just her place as marshal, she'll gain the standing she needs to change everything.But the fae ...

She’ll win back her freedom, even if she has to steal it.Nimona Weston has a debt to pay. Her father’s dealings with the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. There’s one way out of the contract on her life and that’s to bide her time and pay magic's tithes. But when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the king’s own castle, her freedom is not the only thing she’ll risk.Warrick Spenser has a secret. As king’s seneschal, he should be ...

After revealing a dark past, Frey is forced to join with a group of strangers whose pasts seem to intertwine with her own. She struggles to regain her memories, her full power, only to find there is more danger on the other side. And now, there is no turning back.

Three Full-Length Fantasy Series Starters from Author Melissa WrightThe Frey Saga Book One: FreyFrey lives in a world where humans are fairy tales. A world where the powerful rule, where her magic is broken. That life is a lie. When dark secrets unravel, she'll have to risk everything to rise above a dangerous past.Shattered Realms Book One: King of Ash and BoneWhen monsters break through the veil between worlds, Mackenzie Scott has nothing left to lose. Her...

The Rivenwilde Gaslamp Fantasy series features swoony romance, properly stabby heroines, and the low commitment of standalone shared-world stories. For fans of regency and fairytale inspired fantasy.Includes Beyond the Filigree Wall, Within the Hollow Heart, and Upon the Riven Throne.Beyond the Filigree WallAntonetta Ostwind is about to get everything she's ever wanted… by ending the fae. Never mind that magic is n...

When flying monsters break through the veil into her world, Mackenzie Scott has nothing left to lose. Her brother has been marked, her future has vanished, and all that remains is a desperate need for revenge. After discovering the breach the creatures used as a gateway, Mackenzie devises a plan to stop them, whatever the cost.When she finds an injured stranger in the street, he just might be the key she needs to succeed. What Mackenzie doesn't know is that this stranger isn't the ...

Nothing is as it seems.Frey’s life is a lie. She doesn’t remember being bound from magic. She didn’t intend to discover this dangerous secret, to get entangled in Council business. But she did.And now she’s on the run.With the aid of a stranger, she discovers a world beyond the elves who bound her. But it’s a world of shadows and dark magic, a world she’s been warned not to trust. The farther she strays, the more she finds a forgotten past....