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This dark Adult Romantasy is a prequel to Of Flames and Fallacies. This can be read before OFAF and OBAB, but it's recommended to read after book two, OBAB.
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A lot of factors make waking up naked in a puddle of blood worse. Such as not remembering if it’s your blood or someone else’s. Lyra and Marcella both wake up this way—unable to remember who they are and where they are. ​ Surrounded by dragon artwork in a gilded castle, they find themselves competing with twenty-eight other women for the chance at marrying Cyrus--the Dragon Land's king. A man whose white eyes are haunting enough to chill the blood in their veins. Despite his otherworldly beauty, there’s a way his figure glides within the shadows. Hinting of something sinister…and an eons-old secret. ​ The group of women begin to dwindle as they enter deadly trials set to test their compatibility with Cyrus. While it should be a comfort to know they’re closing in on a potential engagement, Lyra and Marcella notice something odd. Women are beginning to disappear outside of the trials. And no one knows why. As time goes on, their out-of-sync reflections and shifting shadows might not just be a hallucination. They’re being hunted. ​ Rediscovering their pasts may be the key to not only finding love, but surviving. Or it could be the final nail in their coffins. Because secrets never die—they’re just buried in a grave.
TROPES:
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Love triangle
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Two female main characters POVs
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Memory loss
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Competing to marry the King
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Deadly trials
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Thriller/mystery vibes
CONTENT WARNINGS: violence, war, death, blood, consuming blood, anxiety, mental illness, explicit sexual scenes, vulgar language, death of parent (mentioned).
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*If you notice any warnings not listed, please reach out to Courtney so she can include. 🩵
Book one in the Arterian series, an adult Romantasy trilogy. It takes place in a realm where all the previous dragon riders have been executed and any association with dragons is punishable by death.
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Possession of dragon contraband in the Arterian kingdom guarantees one thing: a brutal execution. When twenty-two-year-old Katerina Blackwind finds a dragon egg buried in her father’s grave, her world begins to unravel. She’s tasked with returning the forbidden dragon hatchling—Daeja—north to the secretive Dragon Lands where dragons roam free and a rebellion group resides.  But she can’t do it on her own. Smuggling a dragon hatchling across the realm during a war between Arterians and rebels means she can be killed by either side. She knows there’s only one person she can truly trust—her old flame, Cole Ashbourne. ​ Yet, Cole is much different than the last time Kat saw him: deliciously chiseled in all the right places with a raw power lingering beneath the surface. Cole is torn between his responsibilities as a newly-promoted Captain in the King’s military and his heart. ​ ​Kat works on a plan to get Daeja to the Dragon Lands while keeping a low profile at one of the King’s military outposts. Though, having a room next to the sinisterly provocative and kingdom’s best swordsman, Darian Raventhorn, proves to be anything but easy. ​ Danger lurks at every turn and as more secrets are unearthed, Kat is left to question everything she thought she knew about dragons, her family, love, and the kingdom.
TROPES:
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Elemental dragons
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Love triangle
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Hate to ???
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He trains her
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Plot twists
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Prophecy
CONTENT WARNINGS: violence, war, death, blood, suicide (mentioned), anxiety, mental illness, explicit sexual scenes, vulgar language, burning, infidelity, death of parent, and death of a child.
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*If you notice any warnings not listed, please reach out to Courtney so she can include. 🧡
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Katerina Blackwind and Daeja have made it to the Dragon Lands. It should have been the solution to their freedom. Instead, it’s only the beginning. The King is closing in—desperate for the one thing Kat possesses. The one thing he’ll tear the entire kingdom apart to claim. The one thing that’s been missing for ages. Worse, Kat is caught between two men who broke her trust. Cole, whose lie shattered her heart. And Darian, who’s isn’t just hiding the truth…he is the enemy. With betrayal from every angle, Kat must decide who—if anyone—she can trust before it’s too late. But the secrets of the past lie in a place where no one has set foot in for over a century. Guarded by magic and buried under years of forgotten history and bloodshed. If Kat fails to uncover the truth in time, the last of the dragons—and everyone she loves—will be lost forever. ​
Book two in the Arterian series, an adult Romantasy trilogy.
BOOK ONE SPOILERS BELOW!
TROPES:
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Elemental dragons
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Forced proximity
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Found family
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Love triangle
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Hate to ???
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He trains her
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Plot twists
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Prophecy
CONTENT WARNINGS: violence, war, death, blood, imprisonment/captivity, strangulation, whipping, trorture, power imbalance, addiction, animal death, suicide (mentioned), anxiety, mental illness, explicit sexual scenes, vulgar language, burning, infidelity, death of parent (mentioned), and death of a child (mentioned).
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*If you notice any warnings not listed, please reach out to Courtney so she can include. 💛
The third and final book in the Arterian series is currently being written. Stay tuned for release dates, title reveals, ARC signups, and more! Follow my socials for sneak peeks, or join my newsletter to stay up to date.
Written and illustrated by Courtney Whims
CHILDREN'S BOOK
Meet Daeja—a baby dragon who happens to be the very last of her kind.
Making friends isn’t easy when you’re different, and Daeja knows that all too well.
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But when she sets off on an adventure through the forest, everything begins to change. Along the way, Daeja meets all kinds of curious creatures and learns that friendship can bloom when you open your heart and celebrate what makes everyone unique.
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Follow Daeja on this cozy, heart-warming journey about courage, change, kindness, and the beauty of differences. Perfect to read aloud, this charming story will especially resonate with children who take a little longer to warm up to new friends.
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