The House of Nightfallen Series by Lauren Bolt

I've always known it was my destiny to live in service to the fae. That the first 18 years of my life were all preparation for the day I'd leave the human compound and enter the realm of the Beyond. The Fae realm. But while I assumed I'd end up a slave or some lord's concubine, I never once imagined I'd end up in the darkest corner of the fae realm... The Court of Shades... moreI've always known it was my destiny to live in service to the fae. That the first 18 years of my life were all preparation for the day I'd leave the human compound and enter the realm of the Beyond. The Fae realm. But while I assumed I'd end up a slave or some lord's concubine, I never once imagined I'd end up in the darkest corner of the fae realm... The Court of Shades. Ruled by the most feared and powerful High Lord from the House of Nightfallen, whose son and heir has just taken the life of a Priestess with the gift of sight. And me... I'm to be his punishment. The human he must take for a mate, even if it means the end of the House of Nightfallen for good. From the moment the lights go out that first night in the stone castle, my life is in danger. Shadows blacker than the darkest night seek me out with murderous intent. And nearly succeeds before a vision of a terrifying future changes everything. And a single kiss unlocks a new world of fear and need that I never knew before. Read on the go! This series is being released in short, novelette-sized parts (lots of story packed into 5k words). ONE Dark Kiss TWO Dark Vows THREE Dark Souls less

Somehow I make it through the first harrowing night in the Court of Shades. My new home. Where I, Clementine Thornbury, am to be married to the high lord's son as punishment for the crime of murdering a priestess. His crime. All my life I believed I would live and die a slave in service to the fae. It was the best a human could hope for. Not this. The more I learn about my soon to be mate the more I spiral into terror for the future lying before me. There never stood a chance for choice... moreSomehow I make it through the first harrowing night in the Court of Shades. My new home. Where I, Clementine Thornbury, am to be married to the high lord's son as punishment for the crime of murdering a priestess. His crime. All my life I believed I would live and die a slave in service to the fae. It was the best a human could hope for. Not this. The more I learn about my soon to be mate the more I spiral into terror for the future lying before me. There never stood a chance for choice. So I do the only thing I can think of to take back control of my own life, my own destiny... and it fails spectacularly. Right into the arms of a golden-eyed winged fae who is not at all what he seems. And more interwoven into my future than I will ever know. As for my mate... Lord Nightfall is harboring a secret at the core of his murderous sin that makes his intentions with me very clear. I could either die a slow and agonizing death dreading every day of my life, or I could reach deep within me to find any darkness or shadow of my own to survive what lies ahead. TWO Dark Vows is part two of The House of Nightfallen. Read on the go! This series is being released in short, novellete-sized parts (lots of story packed into 7k words). ONE Dark Kiss TWO Dark Vows THREE Dark Souls less

Lady Nightfall, part four of The House of Nightfallen

For the first time in my human life I experience what it feels like to be cherished. Cared for. Desired. Each night my attentive mate Caspian - son of the High Lord and heir to the Court of Shades and the House of Nightfallen - whispers my name with divine exaltation as he rewards me for carrying his seed. The more evident my condition becomes, the more insistent Caspian is that I remain locked away in my rooms and out of sight of prying eyes... moreFor the first time in my human life I experience what it feels like to be cherished. Cared for. Desired. Each night my attentive mate Caspian - son of the High Lord and heir to the Court of Shades and the House of Nightfallen - whispers my name with divine exaltation as he rewards me for carrying his seed. The more evident my condition becomes, the more insistent Caspian is that I remain locked away in my rooms and out of sight of prying eyes. But in the Court of Shades even the rooms have secrets. Hidden doors and compartments tucked away out of sight, virtually undetectable unless you know where to look, or you're bored enough to start looking for them in the first place. That's how I discover the hidden parlor connecting Caspian's private rooms to mine, and witness an exchange between my mate and the High Lord that will forever change my life. Some secrets are bound to reveal themselves. And when they do, there's no telling what the High Lord will say, or what Caspian will do to protect his heir at all costs. A Dance With the High Lord is a continuation of The House of Nightfallen and contains adult themes suitable for mature audiences only. Read on the go! This series is being released in short, novellete-sized parts (lots of story packed into 10k words). ONE Dark Kiss TWO Dark Vows THREE Dark Souls Lady Nightfall A Dance With The High Lord The Court of Shades less

In the afterglow of the Solstice ball, I allow myself to believe that life will improve now that the High Lord knows I'm carrying Caspian's heir. But where the courtiers once ignored me, now they stared and whispered, stoking the flames of fear of a rival court discovering the line of the Nightfallen has been disrupted, tainted with human blood... moreIn the afterglow of the Solstice ball, I allow myself to believe that life will improve now that the High Lord knows I'm carrying Caspian's heir. But where the courtiers once ignored me, now they stared and whispered, stoking the flames of fear of a rival court discovering the line of the Nightfallen has been disrupted, tainted with human blood. Desperate to keep me locked away in my rooms and out of sight of his court, Caspian strikes a bargain to keep me satisfied: an entire night with him in his room, in his bed. A deal I can't resist But it isn't Caspian who comes to collect me that night... and for months I'm locked away in a prison of my own unconsciousness, frozen in time as life passes by. When I finally awaken it's to a version of my life I don't even recognize. The Court of Shades is a continuation of The House of Nightfallen and contains adult themes suitable for mature audiences only. Read on the go! This series is being released in short, novellete-sized parts (lots of story packed into 10k words). ONE Dark Kiss TWO Dark Vows THREE Dark Souls Lady Nightfall A Dance With The High Lord The Court of Shades less