Thrall Series by K.A. Riley

Thrall is based on the fairy tale Cinderella, the first in a new Dystopian Romance series by the author of Recruitment and The Cure.In the realm of Kravan, children of lower-class citizens are raised in a prison-like structure called "The Tower" from birth until adulthood. Known as the Tethered, they are held in thrall until their powers reveal themselves around the time of their nineteenth birthday... moreThrall is based on the fairy tale Cinderella, the first in a new Dystopian Romance series by the author of Recruitment and The Cure.In the realm of Kravan, children of lower-class citizens are raised in a prison-like structure called "The Tower" from birth until adulthood. Known as the Tethered, they are held in thrall until their powers reveal themselves around the time of their nineteenth birthday.Every year, the Tethered who are tested and deemed harmless are chosen to leave the Tower and join the outside world as servants to live in the households of the ruling class. Those who are deemed threats are taken away—and no one knows what happens to them, though they suspect the worst.Shara has spent her entire life in the Tower, longing for the day she will be chosen to leave. She's always been certain her powers would be minimal just as her mother's allegedly were, and that she would be assigned to a life of simple servitude.When Shara receives her Placement in the home of a Noble family, she feels at first like she has finally found her place in the world. But over time, mysteries begin to reveal themselves about her Proprietor and those who live in the house…including the handsome fellow Tethered who shares a wing of the house with her.When he offers her an opportunity to attend the annual Prince’s Ball and to see the world of the Nobility for what it truly is, Shara begins to learn the ugly truth about the divisions between the ruling class and the Tethered.After a life spent in near-isolation, Shara must learn to distinguish friend from foe, and to decide if her new allies are who they claim to be...Or if they will turn out to be her greatest enemies. less

Spoiler-free, temporary After the events of Thrall, Shara finds herself in grave danger. She's been offered a help her enemies... or die. She never thought she'd be the person to change the world... but it's beginning to look like she's the only one with the power to make things right.

The story continues in the third instalment of the Thrall series...

The Thrall Series continues... Ever since her childhood arrival in the land known as the Peaks, Soleia has been raised by a cruel couple called the Hursts—with a son who’s even crueler than they are.When she encounters a thief in the Hursts’ cellar one awful day, a terrible truth rears its head and Soleia quickly realizes she has no choice but to escape the family that has treated her so badly over the years.Her only options are to go into hiding or turn herself in and suffer a wretched fate... moreThe Thrall Series continues... Ever since her childhood arrival in the land known as the Peaks, Soleia has been raised by a cruel couple called the Hursts—with a son who’s even crueler than they are.When she encounters a thief in the Hursts’ cellar one awful day, a terrible truth rears its head and Soleia quickly realizes she has no choice but to escape the family that has treated her so badly over the years.Her only options are to go into hiding or turn herself in and suffer a wretched fate. She chooses to run, leaving her life behind to find a job in a remote, stately home in the mountains, owned by a powerful, mysterious man named Sebastian Maddox.Only when she meets him face to face does she realize the horrifying truth.Over the days and weeks, Soleia must contend with fact that she now lives under the same roof as her greatest enemy…but he may well prove her greatest protector. Loosely based on the novel Jane Eyre, Bound begins the next story arc of the exciting Thrall series! less