The Red King is known around the world for being a wise diplomat—and for being tragically single.
King Randall III has everything one could want: power, charm, beauty, and enough diplomatic wit to earn him the nickname 'Emperor of the Continent.' The one thing he's lacking is a husband.
When Randall's sister invites men far and wide to woo him, only three make the cut: a noble sorcerer, a royal alchemist, and a mysterious easterner who reveals nothing of himself other than a name. A fourth lingers in the shadows, dreaming of the chance he's been too afraid to take for four years.
Each of them is hiding a secret, including King Randall himself, who falls victim to a beastly curse when night falls. As pasts are revealed, relationships formed, one thing becomes clear: no one will leave the Red King's court the same they entered.
The emperor died six years ago—and all vie for the throne.
The last of her line, Herra’s duty is to appoint an emperor. That simple task is made complicated when her past catches up to her, forcing her to rethink everything she knew about herself, the empire, and its future.
For years, The Nameless Lover has used his skills of seduction to secretly determine the next emperor for Herra. His latest target is the emperor’s son—a man who threatens to blow open The Lover’s cover.
Meanwhile, across the lands, Arthur is a loyal soldier who’s faced with a choice that could determine the fate of the empire.
A tyrant seeks the throne. Hidden truths come to light. The empire readies for war. With the future of the empire in their hands, Appointer, Lover, and Soldier discover that they’re more closely entwined than they think.
An undercover mission is the worst place to find love.
Lord Cerrick Montef has been many things: an unloved son, a criminal in a powerful gang, and a royal spy for a man who would fire him if he knew of Cerrick’s unsavory past.
When Cerrick’s boss sends him abroad, alone, and undercover on his latest investigative mission, he must adopt a new role: the husband of a foreign prince.
The arranged marriage to Prince Njord is strictly business that will end once Cerrick closes his investigation. Yet Njord is nothing like he expected: kind and genuine and handsome. As Cerrick struggles with deceiving Njord, he uncovers a conspiracy that makes him question his boss, his country, and himself.
A devastating betrayal. Limited allies. The birth of a rebellion.
Cerrick Hagen is scrambling. Now a wanted fugitive, Cerrick is left reeling upon his return to his home. After gaining an unlikely set of allies, he forms a new, fragile goal: rebellion.
Rebellion, however, is easier said than done. Rebellions demand sacrifice. As Cerrick tries to move on from what happened in Aeton, he must confront an uncomfortable truth: the key to victory may lie in the past he's spent years running from. Only, the Order of the Ice threatens to tear down Cerrick's very soul, as powerful as it is deadly.
While facing a host of new enemies, Cerrick must define rebellion, confront his past, and plan for the future as the very foundation of Kryos threatens to crumble.
A crumbling regime. Stakes higher than ever. A dream to power them.
Cerrick Hagen is lost. With the Order of the Phantom scattered far and wide, the rebellion has screeched to a halt, and escaping his underground prison is the least of his problems. Their enemies stand united against them, from icy tundra to grassy field. It will take more than hope and a relic of the past to defeat them.
What must Cerrick and the Phantom sacrifice to tear down the old government? When the call of battle sounds once more, who will emerge on the other side, and who will become a martyr to power the new era? Sitting with these thoughts in a cold prison cell, Cerrick knows one thing for sure: they have been beaten once, but the Phantom shall persevere.
Prince Sternard has never wanted the throne. He’s spent a few happy few years away from home as the head of the kingdom's army, and he wants nothing more than to never return to awful childhood memories and his tyrant father. However, when the palace falls to disease and his father dies, Sternard must return home and face the ghosts he's running from.
At the palace, he meets the only survivor of the epidemic, an uptight but bright secretary named Cecil.
As Sternard and Cecil work alone to rebuild the palace from tragedy and the echoes of his father’s tyranny, Sternard finds himself settling into his new life with much more ease than he anticipated-–and all because of the brilliant secretary with an increasing hold on his heart.
Lord Serian of Blackwood Hall is a healer of fame and legend. In his hidden home, he heals the sick and injured and asks for nothing in return except that they keep the location of the Hall a secret. After they've healed, they leave, and Serian passes quiet days with just his staff for company. Such has been his life for years.
When a stranger shows up half dead at Blackwood Hall one stormy night, Serian is instantly intrigued. As the stranger Adar recovers, Serian learns of his kindness and wandering ways, though Adar remains cagey about what led him to Blackwood Hall.
As they grow closer, and Serian forms a growing attachment to his mysterious stranger, he's forced to confront the reminder that Adar will have to leave just as every patient does.