The Bleeding Heart Trilogy Series by Nadège Richards

They were never meant to survive. Six years before the Day of Reckoning, before King Cyrus, magick was forbidden. The bastard son of a tyrant ruler, Kahl Zimmerman, has now lost everything and everyone to the fear of what he is. Oracles of foresight are shunned and burned in a world surging with destitution and lies—every oracle but him... moreThey were never meant to survive. Six years before the Day of Reckoning, before King Cyrus, magick was forbidden. The bastard son of a tyrant ruler, Kahl Zimmerman, has now lost everything and everyone to the fear of what he is. Oracles of foresight are shunned and burned in a world surging with destitution and lies—every oracle but him. Kahl’s only hope for redemption was lost to a cruel fate, and when a group of insurgents known as the Elehites invade the city, he is determined to wreak havoc on his enemies, even if he becomes the destruction of himself. What begins as a rebellion to save his people ends in a violent war no one can escape from. The lines between love and hate are obscure and Kahl will discover that the past…doesn’t always remain in the past. The lies run deeper, the blood flows thicker, and the name behind the true enemy is far darker than he first believed. less

"It's do or die..." The year is 2065. In a world that has been divided amongst the Hunter race and the Warrior, prisoners who have fallen prey to King Cyrus' decrees are forced into the arena to fight until death. Winner is granted mercy and privilege to see another sunrise. Death unto the weak... more"It's do or die..." The year is 2065. In a world that has been divided amongst the Hunter race and the Warrior, prisoners who have fallen prey to King Cyrus' decrees are forced into the arena to fight until death. Winner is granted mercy and privilege to see another sunrise. Death unto the weak. In an attempt to get back at everyone who has ever shut her out, seventeen year-old Princess Echo becomes another victim in a race to freedom, to find out who she really is, and to put a world that has been swallowed by lies back together again. And then there’s Ayden. His very existence is forbidding, and with those otherworldly violet eyes . . . Echo is finding it hard to stay away from him. And he just may be everything she needs to bring her world, and her title to the throne, to a frightening end. In the first installment of The Bleeding Heart Trilogy, life becomes a dangerous game of kill or be killed, love or let go. When death threatens the forbidden love of an unlikely couple and they are forced to do the unthinkable, to what extent will they go to be together? less

When your destiny lies in the hands of your enemy, there’s only one thing you won’t do to save the ones you love... Now free from the walls that confine New Haven, the place she had once believed to be her home, Echo must find a way to put an end to a war only she has the power to stop... moreWhen your destiny lies in the hands of your enemy, there’s only one thing you won’t do to save the ones you love... Now free from the walls that confine New Haven, the place she had once believed to be her home, Echo must find a way to put an end to a war only she has the power to stop. She has yet to discover her true abilities as a hybrid leader, but what happens when the dreams that plague her become something more? Someone more? In the midst of exploring her love for Ayden and venturing through forbidden lands for a key that will explain everything, Echo finds Kahl—the boy that haunts her in her sleep, yet has the hidden answers she seeks. And Echo will do just about anything to get them. In the second installment of The Bleeding Heart Trilogy, relationships are put to the test, dreams become desires, and ultimately one girl will discover her purpose in a promised legend written in stone. less

The timepiece ticks and the hour wanes... The day fades and the night weakens, bringing with it a new dawn we may never see. The annihilation of New Haven was only the beginning. With King Cyrus still on the loose and a forbidden past still yet to be discovered, Echo Abbeny is finding that her entire existence relies solely on one thing—the acceptance of her gifts as hybrid and the godly abilities she can’t even begin to understand. Or control... moreThe timepiece ticks and the hour wanes... The day fades and the night weakens, bringing with it a new dawn we may never see. The annihilation of New Haven was only the beginning. With King Cyrus still on the loose and a forbidden past still yet to be discovered, Echo Abbeny is finding that her entire existence relies solely on one thing—the acceptance of her gifts as hybrid and the godly abilities she can’t even begin to understand. Or control. Ayden and Kahl are both destined for her love and won’t stop until they’ve claimed her heart, and they’re proving to be an even greater temptation than she could have ever dreamed. And when rumors of a mysterious kingdom in the Sunken City begin to spread like wildfire, spurring chaos between the Xavians, the race against the King and the clock begins… In the third and final installment of The Bleeding Heart Trilogy, the hour is of the essence, every move will be watched, and death lurks at every corner. A war will be fought and there will be blood to pay. As one of the last oracles on earth, Echo will have to trust herself like never before. less