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Trained as a lethal warrior under the desert sun, Gandrett Brayton expects a life of duty until a mysterious fae purchases her service. Forced into his employ, she must rescue a kidnapped prince from the Dragon King while confronting emerging magic she cannot control.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • A disciplined warrior heroine
  • Slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance
  • Intricate worldbuilding with fae and dragons
  • An ensemble cast that becomes family

Good to know

  • Explicit romantic scenes appear in the final books
  • Pacing slows at times for heavy worldbuilding
  • Occasional editing errors in early installments

How it ends: Readers appreciate how the finale resolves major threads through an extensive battle, though some secondary character fates proved divisive.

Tags

  • Female Lead
  • Strong Female Lead
  • Found Family
  • Slow Romance
  • Emotional
  • Epic Length
  • Heavy Worldbuilding
  • Unique Magic System

Reading order

  1. Cover for Shattered Kingdom

    Book 1: Shattered Kingdom

    472 pages11h audio2020

    Gandrett Brayton's destiny is stolen the moment a mysterious Fae purchases her service and assigns her to rescue a kidnapped prince from the Dragon King's territory.

    Fighting her fury at being enslaved, she cannot deny the pull between her shadows and the infuriating Nehelon's — and in a court of enemies, blade skill alone will not be enough to survive.

    The series opener establishes a richly woven world, a compelling enemies-to-lovers tension, and a heroine whose grit and moral core will carry readers through all seven books.

  2. Cover for Wicked Crown (Shattered Kingdom Book 2)

    Book 2: Wicked Crown

    505 pages11h audio2020

    Gandrett saved her enemy. Now, with her goddess seemingly silent and an ancient cult rising across Sives, she must decide who she truly serves — Vala, House Brenheran, or herself.

    While she struggles to master her awakening magic, the diamond-blue eyes of Nehelon Sterngrove become an increasingly difficult distraction from the kingdom's mounting crisis.

    The second book deepens the slow-burn romance, expands the political stakes, and begins revealing what Gandrett's power truly means for the fate of Neredyn.

  3. Cover for Shadow Rule (Shattered Kingdom Book 3)

    Book 3: Shadow Rule

    466 pages12h audio2021

    Gandrett leaves the ruins of Sives to venture into Ulfray with brooding Nehelon — a journey whose cost extends far beyond lifting the curse on the Fae.

    As forces brew in Neredyn that will rewrite the course of history, she must race to wake a sleeping people while keeping her heart armored against the man she is beginning to understand.

    Book three delivers the series' most intimate character work, pressing both leads past their emotional walls as the external threat sharpens into something irreversible.

  4. Cover for Lost Towers (Shattered Kingdom Book 4)

    Book 4: Lost Towers

    544 pages12.5h audio2021

    The curse is broken and the Fae are free — but Gandrett's freedom comes with a cost she did not expect, and friends scattered across the kingdom still need her.

    Returning to Everrun on a dangerous mission from the Meister, she must balance a new companion's loyalty against the promise a Fae prince left behind, even as something is changing inside her that cannot be ignored much longer.

    Book four expands the ensemble, raises the personal stakes, and accelerates the series toward the war that all of Neredyn has been dreading.

  5. Cover for Secret Court (Shattered Kingdom Book 5)

    Book 5: Secret Court

    574 pages13h audio2021

    Gandrett races to rescue the Fae male she loves from captivity, her growing magic tested at every step while her friends fight their own desperate battles across a kingdom falling into darkness.

    What she set out as a rescue mission becomes something far larger — a convergence of allies, revelations, and the dawning understanding of just how powerful she has become.

    Book five is where the series transitions from romantic fantasy into full-scale epic war narrative, without abandoning the emotional core that readers came for.

  6. Cover for Dark Refuge (Shattered Kingdom Book 6)

    Book 6: Dark Refuge

    592 pages14h audio2022

    With Gandrett and Nehelon adjusting to their new role at the Fae court, enemies old and new are moving pieces across Neredyn — and not every front can be held at once.

    Addie faces the Dragon King's aftermath, Mckenzie fights for freedom in the west, and Brax commands a defense that may be outnumbered from the start.

    Book six is the sprawling penultimate chapter — a multi-POV war story that sets every piece in place for the final reckoning, with the ensemble cast at its most developed.

  7. Cover for Reborn Throne (Shattered Kingdom Book 7)

    Book 7: Reborn Throne

    778 pages19h audio2022

    Captured by the Fae Queen and forced to serve as a vessel for Raynar's cruelty, Gandrett must hold herself together long enough for her allies to reach her — if they can.

    Every character arc built across six books converges in a heart-wrenching finale of battles, sacrifices, and hard-won happiness as the Dragon King's legions march on the last free kingdoms of Neredyn.

    Readers call this conclusion one of the best in long-form romantic fantasy — emotionally devastating, action-packed, and utterly true to every character's journey.

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