Stewy, a socially hesitant and often reclusive author, recently moved to Ford Shore in search of the quiet, laid-back life only a small town could provide a writer looking for calm solitude. At first, it’s exactly what she hoped for. Cozy coffee shops. Dusty bookstores. Crisp autumn air and an oven that somehow bakes her current non-writing-related venture, pies, to perfection, and a grouchy older neighbor with decades of experience in the world of men…A world that hits Stewy like ...

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.

The prince of Rivenwilde is about to meet his match.It is a truth universally acknowledged that a cursed prince must be in want of a wife... to break his curse. But when a princess on the run bargains her way into his palace, he discovers he's not the only one who guards a secret.Princess Mireille is in trouble. Her kingdom is under siege by a cruel and powerful fae, and Mireille’s only chance to save it lies beyond the filigree wall, in the kingdo...

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. As she fights to reclaim ...

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...

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 take her place as marshal, she'll gain the standing she needs to change everything.But the...

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...

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...

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 fae-like 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 th...

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 ...

An outcast queen. A stolen crown. A war with magic.Nimona Weston has fallen into a game from which there’s no agreeable way out. The stakes have risen, putting everyone she loves at risk. As she uncovers old secrets, the dark magic resting in the foundations of Inara begin to stir.She’s running out of time. If Nim can’t find a way to stop the queen, the Trust will rise like the river of power beneath the kingdom, devouring everything in its path.