Twisted Worlds Series by Scarlett D. Vine

Everyone Dreams of Fairy Tales, Until They Find Themselves in OneIt’s been five years since the world was forever changed. Overnight, parts of the mortal world disappeared and were replaced by fragments from another realm, taking entire counties and countries and leaving the lands of fae, sirens, and other creatures out of legend in their place. People no longer have to imagine what it would be like to live in a fantasy world, because now they live in one... moreEveryone Dreams of Fairy Tales, Until They Find Themselves in OneIt’s been five years since the world was forever changed. Overnight, parts of the mortal world disappeared and were replaced by fragments from another realm, taking entire counties and countries and leaving the lands of fae, sirens, and other creatures out of legend in their place. People no longer have to imagine what it would be like to live in a fantasy world, because now they live in one. Amber, though, likes to pretend that these strange new neighbors don’t exist. And since the elven forest that replaced Saint Cloud, Minnesota is completely isolated from the surrounding world, that’s been relatively easy. She just wants to find a job with her degree in landscape design that will fulfill her enough to ignore how the rest of her life–especially her love life–is in a million pieces.But when Amber is poisoned by a giant spider that escaped the forest, she has no choice but to acknowledge that she lives right beside magical creatures. Which is made even worse when she’s rescued by an elf—who turns out to be the king’s brother. He brings her into the forest to save her life. However, her healing comes with a cost–while the king permits Amber to be temporarily healed, he refuses to give her the full antidote until she agrees to bind with and strengthen the barrier around the elven wood, leaving her trapped in this new world. With no choice, she accepts.However, Amber soon realizes that the Darkening Woods holds many secrets, not least the webs that the king is weaving. She and the far-too-handsome Eldrin must figure out how to survive the king’s schemes—and their growing feelings for each other—before the king decides she’s no longer worth saving and the poison kills her after all. less

Five years ago, the world changed. Cities were replaced with mystical forests, fields exchanged with devastating mountains, and deserts exchanged with marshland–and all of them came with beings that used to live only in fantasy novels.Cat, a political science PhD candidate who lives in Princeton, New Jersey, has been fascinated by the world’s newest inhabitants since the day they first appeared–strictly in an academic sense, of course... moreFive years ago, the world changed. Cities were replaced with mystical forests, fields exchanged with devastating mountains, and deserts exchanged with marshland–and all of them came with beings that used to live only in fantasy novels.Cat, a political science PhD candidate who lives in Princeton, New Jersey, has been fascinated by the world’s newest inhabitants since the day they first appeared–strictly in an academic sense, of course. Not taken in by the reality TV shows, social media influencers, or the general cult obsession, she wants to learn everything about the new creatures. So when she attends a summit between the angels and humans as part of her studies and receives a surprise invitation from an angel to visit their nearby mountain stronghold, she accepts.Zariel is an angel devoted to preserving the texts inside the mountain which serves as both a library and a prison. He’s convinced that the angels’ ancient library and its archaic magic contains the answer as to how to return home. But when he sees Cat at the first-ever summit between angels and humans, he’s shocked to discover that she is his mate, an unheard-of occurrence between an angel and another species. Unable to leave her behind, he manages to convince her to visit the Ashen Mountain, allowing him a chance to unravel this latest mystery–no matter how the other angels feel about it.However, some of the angels have their own plans to return home, and they are not afraid to turn to chaotic blood magic to do it. Cat and Zariel are quickly drawn into a conflict between these angels, their own desperate need to find the truth about the collision of worlds, and their unexpected bond. As their relationship grows, they will have to fight to stay together, even when others are literally trying to tear their worlds apart.Twisted Worlds is a series of stand alone romances that contains an interconnected plot with characters that are referred to and/or appear in multiple books. This novel is the second in the series, and focuses on a romance that can be read and enjoyed on its own. However, reading the series out of order may result in missing some context about the books' connecting threads. less