Once the Skies Fade

Twelve males. Four trials. One chance to save my crown.

My husband is dead, and I'm the prime suspect. It gets worse. The law requires I marry by the end of the season or give up my throne.

I followed my heart once; I can't risk it again.

An old tradition could help select our next king while protecting my broken heart, but the last male I expect shows up to compete. Whether he believes the rumors or not, it's clear someone wants him out of the competition and me off the throne.

Caught in a tangled web of political games and deadly secrets, I must choose between following my wounded heart and keeping my crown...before more end up dead.

The Bachelorette meets the Hunger Games in Once the Skies Fade, the second in a fantasy romance series of interconnected standalones. This tale of love after loss and fated mates brings a morally grey queen with shadow magic and the sarcastic general who could mend her heart...if he doesn't put a dagger in it first.

Perfect for readers who love:

• morally grey FMCs with shadow magic
• sarcastic cinnamon roll MMCs
• deadly trials... where the MEN compete
• "who did this to you?" but SHE says it
• grumpy/sunshine
• fated mates
• high stakes
• dragon shifters
• love after loss
• tension-filled banter
• spice with feeling
• NO cliffhangers!!!!
• guaranteed happily ever after