Read the Whispers of Dust & Darkness romantasy trilogy
"A rich dark fantasy with so many beautiful layers unearthed by the vivid and impeccable prose."
Samantha Amstutz, Amazon bestselling author of the Aelfyn Archives
EPIC DARK FANTASY ROMANCE (STEAM, TENSION)
Every Dark Shadow
BOOK ONE
Armies hunt her. They must hide her at all costs.
When rebellion stirs, a fugitive of the crown has one choice: partner with the rogue guards who kidnapped her and stole her memories.
In the kingdom of Magus, magic-wielders serve the crown or die. Four years ago, a smuggler, a scholar, and a soldier made a pact to kidnap the woman they believe hold the secrets of a hunted bloodline, resetting her memories as they move her across the mortal realm to keep what she knows out of enemy hands.
Falcon is a smuggler indentured to territory bosses, telling himself Ophelia is just a means to stoking the rebellion that will set him free. Rune is a scholar with a tragic past who finds himself falling the more time he spends with her. And Hart is a soldier who hates magic for what it's stolen, bent on keeping Ophelia's memories buried to prevent the destruction of everything they know.
But when a mysterious challenger to the throne emerges with his own dark secrets and darker beasts and their cover is blown, Ophelia must decide if she can trust her captors, and her heart, to unravel her mind and save their people.
For decades, the Gray King has kept the kingdom in chains.
That's all about to change.
Content Warning:
Elements of war, mental and physical torture, dangerous situations, blood, descriptive violence, injuries, death, and some graphic language. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please note before entering the Whispers of Dust & Darkness universe.
Original Artwork by @lesyablackbird
VILLAIN ORIGINS NOVELLA (LOW SPICE)
Darkwielder
BOOK 1.5
"Someday they will call you king."
Discover how a dark destiny unfolds in this mid-series novella.
Kier has lived all his life like a ghost, hidden away and unacknowledged by his only family, even as his sinister power is being sharpened as a weapon in the king’s new Special Army.
When Kier learns secrets about his ancestry he was never meant to unbury, he realizes just how treacherous the kingdom is growing for magic-born like him, and what he will have to sacrifice to claim his destiny. But the darkness that lies within may be the most difficult beast to slay.
Content Warning:
Elements of mental and physical torture, dangerous situations, blood, descriptive violence, injuries, death of children, bullying, one open-door sex scene, and some graphic language.
ENEMIES TO OBSESSED EPIC FANTASY ROMANCE (MODERATE SPICE)
Every Thread of Light
BOOK 2
War is a dangerous game.
Ophelia Dannan’s magic has reawakened, but at dire costs. Though she’s inherited great power, she’s haunted by the events in Wythe and the desperate choices she made to save the lives of her people.
As war breaks out in Magus, she and Falcon lick their wounds in the Underbelly, waiting for word on Hart and Rune. There, Ophelia plots to end the centuries-old battle for the throne by unearthing and destroying three elusive primordial relics—but she isn’t the only one who seeks them. If the Gray King retrieves the instruments first, the magic-born will rot in endless servitude, and if the relics fall into the Darkwielder’s hands, his vengeance may obliterate every mortal.
To save Magus from ruin, Ophelia finds herself making a bargain with a dangerous enemy—one that plunges her into a harrowing game of trust, politics, and dark secrets. To win, she’ll have to master her horrifying magic, mend her shattered soul, and decide how far she’ll go to shape her fate—or she and her kingdom will be destined for destruction.
In a war between gods and monarchs, one will rise.
Content Warnings:
Elements of emotional trauma/anxiety, mental and physical torture, (magical) racism, oppressive language, gunfire, off-page physical abuse of minors, substance abuse/addiction, blood/bleeding and wounds, flashback death of a child, fighting for sport, dubious consent, sex work, gaslighting, physical and emotional manipulation, loss of body autonomy, imprisonment, consensual open-door intimacy and sexual experiences, loss of a parent, loss of sibling, death of animals, and war violence.
ADULT ROMANTIC DARK FANTASY (MODERATE SPICE)
Every Flame of Fate
BOOK 3
Every epic story must have its end. The dark fantasy romance trilogy from Readers Favorite® author Sarah Zimm climaxes in a stunning finale of love, rebellion, and revenge.
I AM STEEL AND STEEL DOES NOT SHATTER.
Free of her tether to the shadow king, Ophelia has returned to the North—alive but burdened by the power of Kier’s blade and the knowledge that fate may yet have worse in store for her and her friends.
While Hart grapples to control the Shadow-touched legion weaponizing mortals in the south, Falcon races to ready the North’s dragon flyers to confront royal forces. And amidst attacks at their gates and balancing the duties of a descendant queen, Ophelia must master new magic to secure the last two primordial relics, and decipher ancient secrets that could finally bring the Gray King to his knees. But first, she’ll have to contend with unlikely allies, including the crown prince who’s taken Rune captive, and reckon with a prophecy that foretells Falcon's death.
In the epic conclusion to the Whispers of Dust & Darkness trilogy, dragons rule the skies, darkness lurks on land, and a banished king plots revenge at sea. With armies clashing for control, Ophelia must find a way to change their destinies—or risk the absolute destruction of her kingdom and her heart.
A WAR. A PROPHECY. A FATE WRITTEN IN FLAMES.
The end is coming February 2027.
Content Warnings:
Emotional trauma, nightmares, mental and physical torture, (magical) racism, oppressive language, gunfire, blood/bleeding, death, grief, funeral, graphic wounds, gaslighting, physical and emotional manipulation, loss of body autonomy, imprisonment, multiple consensual and descriptive sex scenes, dubious consent, loss of a parent, and war violence.
