Fiana Willowbark has lost everyone important to her. Her mother sold her soul to a demon, her grandmother is dead, and her father is in prison for a crime he did not commit. Worse yet, she lives in a dystopian Elven Kingdom where the King has made it the law for males to steal magic from females. She's barely making ends meet as a second class citizen in a dangerous patriarchy, but she does have a talent for sneaking into places she really shouldn't be. So as a last ditch effort to get her family back, she starts trying to break her father out of prison... only to get caught by the absolute worst male she can imagine: a viciously powerful High Guard warrior, who's also the right hand to the King. It's a high stakes game of cat and mouse that leads to several unexpected consequences... life or death, betrayal and romance, and getting tangled in a web of secrets that makes it difficult to know who to trust. But the secrets aren't all bad... in fact some of them lead Fiana to believe that there's potential to overthrow the King and restore magic back to all of the female elves.
The Queen Rises
is a fast-paced, page-turning romantic fantasy and is the first in a series that explores deeper psychological themes of overcoming feelings of powerlessness, learning how to trust and depend on others (not just yourself), unraveling toxic masculinity and femininity, and finding the divine balance between the two.
The Vibes:
- FMC is in her mid 20s... and she's good at sneaking into places she really shouldn't be
- MMC is both dark/mysterious and hilariously funny
- unique magic system
- found family, animal friends + mythical creatures
- secret societies / organizations
- slow burn forbidden romance
- plot-driven spicy scenes