Realms of the Covenant

Keep the cold. I've always understood my duty. As heir to the Winter Court, I must be ready to take my father's place and keep the realm safe under a blanket of frost. But my father never taught me how to protect my people. That role has fallen to his best friend, Ronan, who agreed to serve as my guardian after my father grew ill. Charming and dangerous, Ronan hasn't let illegitimacy or family tragedy stop his rise to power. A master of the elements, he's a faithful ally. Until my father dies. Pushed from the throne, I run to the one place Ronan won't venture. Crossing into the human lands will weaken my magic, but I need new allies. I find one in Sigurn Brighthelm, the dark-eyed rebel Prince of Nordlinga. Sigurn is no stranger to power. But as I discover too late, he's no stranger to Ronan, either. Now I'm caught between two men with conflicting desires. As battle lines are drawn and secrets are revealed, I'm determined to claim my crown. My freedom-and my kingdom-hang in the balance. But as passions heat up, I'm not sure the ice I've built around my heart can endure. Because ice doesn't always thaw. Sometimes, it shatters.

Beware of the shadows. Ever since I was a child, my father taught me to fear the elven kingdom that borders our lands. A place of twilight and falling leaves, the Autumn Court is rumored to be beautiful and deadly. No one knows what kind of creatures live in the thick, undying forests. No one knows what haunts the shadows. But now those shadows have a name. And they've come for me. Captured by the King of Autumn's cruel bodyguard, Rane Laruthian, I'm carried into the heart of the shadow realm and dumped at the feet of King Andrin himself. As mysterious and dangerous as the shadows he commands, Andrin accuses my father of stealing the heart of Autumn's power. Forbidden to enter the human realm, Andrin can't make my father answer for his crimes, so he'll take his revenge on me. Surrender is unthinkable. I'm not without power, and I'll do whatever it takes to prove my father's innocence and win my freedom. But I didn't realize what kind of revenge my captors had in mind. They'll collar and keep me, molding me into the perfect weapon. They plan to use me against my father...but not until they use me for their own purposes first. Caught in a web of magic and vengeance, I have to play a dark and seductive game. But when you dwell in the shadows, you discover that nothing is ever as it seems. As the game grows more deadly, I'm forced to question everything, including where I place my trust. And as I grow closer to my captors, I have to wonder if I really want to escape at all.

Seize the tempest. I've spent my life doing just that-harnessing wind and lightning to protect the vulnerable. But I've never quite belonged. The son of an elven mother and human father, I straddle two realms: the elven lands where I'm shunned as an outsider, and the human world where I'm viewed as useful but suspect. Forbidden to take a wife or sire children, my service as a celibate knight has given me purpose. But now, I've been summoned to dangerous territory. When the lords of the Spring Court ask me to aid in their battle against the monsters that threaten both of our worlds, I answer the call-and step into a whirlwind of duty and desire. The politics of the Spring Court are as volatile as the storms that surround the kingdom. But my forbidden attraction to King Tanyl poses the most risk. As charming and gallant as I remember, he draws me like a parched man to water. And when I meet his alluring queen, I find myself entangled in a web of powerful magic I'm ill-prepared to resist. Torn between piety and desire, I must fight a war on two fronts. As the monsters multiply and Tanyl's crown is threatened by enemies from within, I'll risk everything to help my friend and his wife. But as blood flows and betrayal comes from an unexpected source, I'm confronted with a bitter truth. I can keep my life, my vows, or my heart-but I can't keep all three. And when the storm finally passes, I might end up losing everything.

Summon the sun. As heir to the Summer Court, I was born to wield sunlight like a weapon. But when my father dies, the sunstone-the source of my kingdom's power-vanishes. To claim my throne, I must retrieve it and prove my worth. Alone and desperate to save my crown, I enter the human realm…and end up rescuing two charming, infuriating thieves from the hangman's noose. Nikolas is a silver-tongued scoundrel with a crooked grin and a past he won't talk about. Dain is his brooding, silent shadow with magic in his veins and wicked skill in his hands. They claim they can help me, but I'm not sure what they want in return. Wanting them is reckless. Sleeping with them is a mistake I only intend to make once. But when we touch, my power stirs. And when we burn together, the sunstone beckons. Now I'm deep in the human realm, my days spent hunting the stone and my nights tangled between two men I can't afford to fall for. Because the only thing more dangerous than loving them… is trusting them. And when you play with fire long enough, something always turns to ash.