Starstorm

The stars never lie. Novalise has until the end of Midsummer to marry, but when fate binds her to a male who wants nothing to do with her, she finds herself uncertain of what to do-choose a husband on her own or let her brother decide for her. When a notorious assassin arrives with a tempting solution to her problem, Novalise strikes a bargain in hopes of winning her mate's heart. But one stolen kiss will change everything. Asher wants nothing to do with love or the inevitable pain it brings, so when one fateful kiss reveals his mate, he immediately refuses to accept her. Until the female bound to him announces her engagement to a deadly assassin with a brutal reputation. When he discovers a plot against the queen that puts Novalise in danger, Asher must decide whether to protect his own heart and walk away forever or challenge her betrothed in a fight he cannot win in hopes of reclaiming what he lost: her heart. In a world of bargains and magic, betrayal and bonds, not even the stars can promise that love will prevail.

She was a storm of violent sunbeams and catastrophic rainbows. Marrying for love was never in the stars for Creslyn. Drake is calculating, cruel, and wields a blade of death. But something about him draws her in, his shadows call to the darkness she keeps locked away inside of her. She isn't foolish enough to expect love from a marriage contract, but when they bind their vows in blood, Creslyn does the unthinkable-she claims Drake as her mate. He was a monster of shadow and night, of death and destruction. Cursed since his first breath, Drake has only known power and a realm of shadows. But now he's bound to a faerie whose heart bleeds for him, and his obsession with her only grows with each passing day. Not only is he still the Shadowblade Assassin, but unrest is brewing in Aeramere, and an attack on House Celestine confirms an ill-fated prophecy. War is coming. As Creslyn longs to find a way to break Drake's curse and struggles to embrace her own darkness, Drake will be faced with a terrible choice-one that will only end in sacrifice. Secrets will be unearthed and their bond will be put to the test, because love might be enough for a hero, but it will never save a villain.

Solarius has grown accustomed to being unloved, though nothing prepares him for being tasked to marry the one female in Aeramere who loathes him. Granted, he and Narissa have a troubled past, but now they will be forced to endure whatever fate awaits them together. As suspicions toward his mother grow, Solarius knows he should focus on uncovering the truth of his bloodline, yet a new distraction with frosty green eyes has taken hold of his thoughts. Unfortunately for Solarius, he wants the one thing he can't have-his wife. After their disaster of a courtship, Narissa takes comfort in her loneliness. Now, there's no escaping the male who stole her heart then cast her aside. When their magic claims one another in a moment of weakness, Narissa can no longer deny the bond between them, even if it's the only thing she's ever wanted. But Solarius breaks promises as easily as he breaks hearts, and when he fails to keep his word, Narissa finds herself in a harrowing predicament. One that can only end in scandal. As shocking truths are revealed, Solarius and Narissa must confront their past, or risk losing all that remains of their future. Because even the stars keep secrets.