Amefyre Series by R.A. Sandpiper

TRUE POWER CAN BE AS SOFT AS PETALS, AND ARDENT LOVE AS FRAGILE.Viantha Waterborne wants to die.Her abusive brother flaunts his upcoming naming as heir, and she wants no part in it. She hides in the corners of their aching manor, avoiding the worst of his torment and cultivating fantasies of escaping her life forever.Then a grounded gardener offers her a kind word, and her existence blooms with fresh colour. But hope is a dangerous thing... moreTRUE POWER CAN BE AS SOFT AS PETALS, AND ARDENT LOVE AS FRAGILE.Viantha Waterborne wants to die.Her abusive brother flaunts his upcoming naming as heir, and she wants no part in it. She hides in the corners of their aching manor, avoiding the worst of his torment and cultivating fantasies of escaping her life forever.Then a grounded gardener offers her a kind word, and her existence blooms with fresh colour. But hope is a dangerous thing.An enthralling, vividly intimate, and devastating novella set several years before the events of the Amefyre series. less

BLOOD BOUND AND PENNILESS. EXILED INTO CURSED LANDS. HUNTED BY DEATH.When the thief Suri suffers a humiliating robbery, she has one day to pay off an ugly debt. Her solution: abduct and impersonate a foreign princess at the royal ball. But the wickedly handsome fae lord of the wasteland, Kol, has gatecrashed the party to find the princess she’s pretending to be. And worse, his bodyguards are the same ones who robbed her the night before... moreBLOOD BOUND AND PENNILESS. EXILED INTO CURSED LANDS. HUNTED BY DEATH.When the thief Suri suffers a humiliating robbery, she has one day to pay off an ugly debt. Her solution: abduct and impersonate a foreign princess at the royal ball. But the wickedly handsome fae lord of the wasteland, Kol, has gatecrashed the party to find the princess she’s pretending to be. And worse, his bodyguards are the same ones who robbed her the night before.With Suri’s knife lodged in Kol’s right-hand man, stolen trinkets in her pockets, and now her kidnapped princess missing, she can't outrun the law. The King exiles her with one condition: assassinate Kol, and all is forgiven. But Kol has promised his own brutal revenge against her—if his wastelands don’t kill her first.In this fast-paced fantasy debut, expect a powerful adventure, lots of twists and turns, and the start of a slow-burn romance. less

OLD FATES AWAKEN. DEADLY PASSIONS MEET DEADLIER DEALS.Suri survived the fallout of Queen Lera’s ceremony, but now finds herself deep in unfamiliar territory—the City of the Damned. The City’s deadly ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the curse upon the desert wasteland. Suri just wants to save her brother and forge her own destiny away from the growing temptations of Kol’s court... moreOLD FATES AWAKEN. DEADLY PASSIONS MEET DEADLIER DEALS.Suri survived the fallout of Queen Lera’s ceremony, but now finds herself deep in unfamiliar territory—the City of the Damned. The City’s deadly ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the curse upon the desert wasteland. Suri just wants to save her brother and forge her own destiny away from the growing temptations of Kol’s court.As dangerous threats loom, Suri discovers her unique blood bond might not simply save her own it could be the only way to stop Queen Lera. Spellbinding balls, glamours, blood witches, and prophecies await... but only if Suri steps deeper into Kol’s dark history.In the tantalising second book in the Amefyre series, passions will rise as Kol and Suri balance on a knife-edge between desire and disaster. less

A SOUL TAKEN. A SOUL RESTORED. A WAR AT HER FINGERTIPS.Suri’s deal with the Fae has left her a shadow of herself. Revelations about the prophecy sew confusion, new allegiances come to light, and Suri grapples with the darkness inside her.Insidious plots toll countless deaths as Lera steps closer to her ultimate goal. Time is not on their side, and it will take all of Suri's strength—and some unlikely allies—to succeed... moreA SOUL TAKEN. A SOUL RESTORED. A WAR AT HER FINGERTIPS.Suri’s deal with the Fae has left her a shadow of herself. Revelations about the prophecy sew confusion, new allegiances come to light, and Suri grapples with the darkness inside her.Insidious plots toll countless deaths as Lera steps closer to her ultimate goal. Time is not on their side, and it will take all of Suri's strength—and some unlikely allies—to succeed.In the gripping third book in the Amefyre trilogy, the world will be forever changed. But who will remain when the sand has settled? less