The Canviant Trilogy Series by Jess Layne

Dion Evestre has been the right hand to the Fae king for over eighty years. In that time, he has fulfilled every dark order presented to him, each one hardening his heart. But two women, from two different times, will test Dion as he never has been before.Ciaragen wielder of shadows, daughter to a famed general…and orchestrator of the destruction of the Fae king and his reign... moreDion Evestre has been the right hand to the Fae king for over eighty years. In that time, he has fulfilled every dark order presented to him, each one hardening his heart. But two women, from two different times, will test Dion as he never has been before.Ciaragen wielder of shadows, daughter to a famed general…and orchestrator of the destruction of the Fae king and his reign. Will she succeed in her task, or will her darkness and desires be her downfall?Althea fourth in line to the crown of the human continent, and a powerful healer. In a centuries-old tradition, she must choose a man to marry by her twenty-first birthday. She’s resolved to do her duty, despite the part of her that wishes for more.But, as always happens in faerie tales, Althea learns to be careful what she wishes for. Because the fate that comes to her in the final hour is far worse than the last.With no knowledge nor experience in how to fight this new enemy, Althea finds herself forced to do something even to trust them. Him. The one who betrayed her, and her family.Or, maybe she’ll stab him–again. less

Separated by time, and a sea, what might have been two happily ever afters were darkened by destiny.Althea knows her truth now–or, at least she thinks she does. The only thing she is certain of as she voyages to her birthland is the steady presence of her unlikely ally, Adathan.Otherwise, she is faced with doubt at every turn. In Ciaragen, and the secrets she keeps. In Atlas, as she balances a new distrust with her lingering affections... moreSeparated by time, and a sea, what might have been two happily ever afters were darkened by destiny.Althea knows her truth now–or, at least she thinks she does. The only thing she is certain of as she voyages to her birthland is the steady presence of her unlikely ally, Adathan.Otherwise, she is faced with doubt at every turn. In Ciaragen, and the secrets she keeps. In Atlas, as she balances a new distrust with her lingering affections. And in Emelina, the woman whose life Althea led as the human princess she thought she was.Together, they journey from one continent to another, learning as much about themselves as they do about each other.Meanwhile, Dion’s tormented past is brought to light. What did he endure for those twenty-one years separating his past from Althea’s present? Only one person knows. And he just happens to be on a ship headed to Eshelle. less