Royals of Embermere Series by Lucía Ashta

Complete the trials, secure the crown—or lose the realm of Embermere to its wicked queen forever.I survived the savage brutality of the Wilds and its vicious monsters only to find myself in more danger than ever before. Despite the queen’s continued attempts against my life, the ancient magic of the Fae Heir Trials forces me to continue competing in its deadly challenges. The prize of the next trial? To marry Drake Rush Vega—my mate... moreComplete the trials, secure the crown—or lose the realm of Embermere to its wicked queen forever.I survived the savage brutality of the Wilds and its vicious monsters only to find myself in more danger than ever before. Despite the queen’s continued attempts against my life, the ancient magic of the Fae Heir Trials forces me to continue competing in its deadly challenges. The prize of the next trial? To marry Drake Rush Vega—my mate.The ladies of court I’ll be competing against to win the honor that belongs only to me merely pretend to be civilized. Beneath all their careful etiquette and artifice, they are conniving and calculating. As lethal as the beasts of the Wilds—and as ready to use their sharp teeth and claws.While I’m forced to play in her games, the queen only grows stronger. She’s sworn to protect the fae, to revere the dragons, to look out for them above all others.She’s betrayed them all.I alone hold the secret to her defeat. But I’m as afraid of the power within me as she is. It’s as likely to kill me as help me, to ruin Embermere as fix it.To save the fae and the dragons—to save everything I love—I must master the power too great for any one person to wield.I might have arrived in Embermere kicking and screaming, but now I’m not leaving until I’ve secured what belongs to me.The crown and Rush are mine.* This novel is slow-burn fantasy romance with lots of adventurous action, along with some graphic violence and sexual scenarios. Fae Crown is the fourth book in the Royals of Embermere series. Its books are best read in order as the storyline continues until the final book in the series, which will conclude with a happily-ever-after. less

Defeat the queen and reclaim the realm—or all is lost forever.Despite beating the queen at her own wicked game and completing the Fae Heir Trials, the tyrant refuses to hand over the crown. Instead, she claims she’ll rule forever. Using corrupt blood magic, she’s made herself immortal.As true mates, Elowyn and Rush are supposed to be in this fight together. But the queen has stolen Rush’s memory... moreDefeat the queen and reclaim the realm—or all is lost forever.Despite beating the queen at her own wicked game and completing the Fae Heir Trials, the tyrant refuses to hand over the crown. Instead, she claims she’ll rule forever. Using corrupt blood magic, she’s made herself immortal.As true mates, Elowyn and Rush are supposed to be in this fight together. But the queen has stolen Rush’s memory. When she needs him most, Elowyn can no longer rely on the warrior drake who’d do anything to protect her. With the queen in pursuit, Elowyn has no choice but to run, abandoning him to the queen’s evil clutches.Any hope for the salvation of their world falls squarely on Elowyn’s shoulders. She is the true heir to the royal throne, daughter of the rightful queen. She’s been chosen by the dragons themselves for a grand destiny. Her friends have come to see her as their realm’s only hope.But Elowyn’s destiny has been hidden from her all her life, and now she must master the magic she should have learned as a child when there’s no one to teach her. If she doesn’t, her mate bond will be destroyed, and the friends and dragons she’s sworn to save will all die.The Mirror World itself will fall to eternal darkness.The queen has made a single, fatal mistake, however. She believes she’s already won.While Elowyn wasn’t learning to use her magic, she was learning how to fight—and how to win.The Fae Heir Trials might have ended, but the battle for the Mirror World has only just begun.* This novel is slow-burn fantasy romance with lots of adventurous action, along with some graphic violence and sexual scenarios. Fae Reckoning is the fifth and final book in the Royals of Embermere series, which concludes with a happily-ever-after. less