The Five Queens Prophecy Series by Sharlene Healy

I have heard my tale being told. A story about a princess with long hair trapped in a tower, saved by a handsome prince, who kills the wicked witch imprisoning her.How sweet. How charming. How wrong. Except for the hair, of course.A fateful meeting with the Vampire King and my world shatters. All I'd ever known ground into dust. I must separate truth from lies and become who I am destined to be. Consequences be damned.This is my story. A story of power. Love. Hope. And above all? Revenge.

The rules to stay alive are simple. Don’t go into the Darkgrove Forest. Keep your head down. Don’t talk to strangers.When Grandmother falls sick, I cast these rules to the side and venture into the forest. Cian, a devilishly handsome man I just met, guides me.I shouldn’t have.A single bite was all it took to turn me into a werewolf. Now, our worlds collide, leaving mine in ruins.Now, my existence gives rise to an ancient enemy, who intends to destroy all werewolves in Arcanoria... moreThe rules to stay alive are simple. Don’t go into the Darkgrove Forest. Keep your head down. Don’t talk to strangers.When Grandmother falls sick, I cast these rules to the side and venture into the forest. Cian, a devilishly handsome man I just met, guides me.I shouldn’t have.A single bite was all it took to turn me into a werewolf. Now, our worlds collide, leaving mine in ruins.Now, my existence gives rise to an ancient enemy, who intends to destroy all werewolves in Arcanoria. If I want to defeat it, I have to stop running from who I am and who I’m destined to be with. If I don’t, the darkness will engulf us all. less

Stars are born to burn.Content to live overshadowed by my mother's personality, I spend my days happily sewing her extravagant gowns.When one of her guests won't leave me alone at a party, I escape deep into the desert.I knew better.The desert is full of hungry monsters, and one misstep trying to escape a pack of sand wraiths has me falling down a crevice into Mictlan. There, I come face to face with the ruler of the spirit world, Lord of the Dead, Tizoc... moreStars are born to burn.Content to live overshadowed by my mother's personality, I spend my days happily sewing her extravagant gowns.When one of her guests won't leave me alone at a party, I escape deep into the desert.I knew better.The desert is full of hungry monsters, and one misstep trying to escape a pack of sand wraiths has me falling down a crevice into Mictlan. There, I come face to face with the ruler of the spirit world, Lord of the Dead, Tizoc. He'll let me go back to the land of the living if I can beat him in a sewing contest.As time goes on, we grow closer and I realize that I don't want to leave this handsome ruler after all. If we don't figure out what--or who--is stopping souls from finding rest, though, it won't be up to me.Can we solve it together before Mictlan collapses, taking us all with it? less

Living in a kingdom cursed by endless winter isn’t a fairy tale... it’s a desperate, deadly fight to survive.Princess Elsie has spent years burying her forbidden ice magic beneath a mask of royal duty, terrified that discovery means exile. When she's forced to escort the enigmatic dragon heir through her frozen kingdom, every moment threatens to shatter the careful control she's built around her heart—and her deadly secret... moreLiving in a kingdom cursed by endless winter isn’t a fairy tale... it’s a desperate, deadly fight to survive.Princess Elsie has spent years burying her forbidden ice magic beneath a mask of royal duty, terrified that discovery means exile. When she's forced to escort the enigmatic dragon heir through her frozen kingdom, every moment threatens to shatter the careful control she's built around her heart—and her deadly secret.Ember, the bold dragon heir with her lilting brogue and piercing gaze, sees through Elsie's walls in ways that both terrify and thrill her. As they journey through a land that no longer remembers warmth, Elsie finds herself torn between the safety of isolation and the dangerous pull of someone who might actually understand the fire burning beneath her icy exterior.Together, they uncover buried truths and power that could restore spring—but the deeper they dig, the more Elsie realizes that saving her kingdom might mean embracing the very magic she's feared. With political enemies closing in and her feelings for Ember growing impossible to ignore, Elsie must decide: will she risk everything for love and her people, or let fear freeze her heart forever?Of Air and Wrath is book 4 of the Five Queens Prophecy. It is a retelling of the Ice Queen with dragons. less