New Adult Fantasy Romance Retelling
November 4, 2025
“Death is the promise life keeps.”
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A standalone within an interconnected series that mixes myth with fairytale:
Half a century ago the Immortals vanished, leaving crops to slowly rot as famine spread. Twenty-year-old Kora has never lived in a world where immortals reigned and yet she hopes for their return as Athens grows increasingly hostile between pro- and anti-Immortal factions.
Kora spends her time experimenting with growing vegetables in her near-barren garden while telling her youngest sibling Michael stories and thwarting her mother’s matchmaking attempts. Until one fateful night when she uncovers her twin brother William’s secret and stumbles into a brewing rebellion—where he takes the knife meant for her.
After witnessing her twin’s soul being taken by the God of the Dead, the King of Immortals offers her a deal: trick his brother Shade—the god responsible for her world’s plight—back to the Isles of Nekrós in exchange for William’s life.
Shade has no intention of returning to the title that once was a prison sentence that isolated him from everything but the dead. Not for his brother nor for the mortals. No matter how tempting this fiery woman is...
Trapped in a battle of wits between two gods, Kora hunts for an elusive pomegranate that will fulfill her agreement. The more time she spends on the Isle of Waiting, the more she questions where the blame truly lies. But if she must choose between her brother and her world, or the fate of an immortal, what choice does she have?
Even if what she will have to guard most against is her own wavering heart. -
Isles of Waiting is a New Adult retelling of fairytale and mythology with topics such as death, death of a family member, assault, stages of grief, famine, manipulation, sexual content (described as smoldering by readers/not overly explicit), illness, stabbing, fatal wounds, discussions of death in childbirth (of mother not child), and of homelessness. Please take care of yourself first before reading further if any of these topics may be heavy for you.
With that being said, this is NOT a dark romance. While Isles does contain dark fantasy elements, at the core it’s a story about death, grief, hope, and love. Please take care of yourself first before reading further if any of these topics may be heavy for you.
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Art by @arretos_persephone
Art by @mellendraws
Adult Fantasy Romance Realms Curse Duology
“Use the anger. Don’t let it use you.”
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This is a slow burn fantasy with a side of romance.
Book One:
Felicity is a weapon trained to expose secrets, slit throats, and weaken realms. A fae orphan raised among humans, she’s loyal to the guild who trained her. She needs to complete one final mission to be inducted among those who call themselves Master Spy.
Ordered to uncover the rebel informants within the king’s court, she finds herself amidst the gossip acting as the rakish prince’s latest conquest. When her guild returns memories she hadn't known they'd stolen, she questions her reality. But there are more interesting whispers of a dark curse that blurred identities and truths—and hints that the royal family may be the cause.
Forced to question who the real traitors are, she must choose where her loyalty lies. Felicity could align with the prince, who equally frustrates and entices her more than she cares to admit, ignore the king’s cruelty, and claim the title she’s long coveted. Or damn it all and ally with the ward, a possible rebel who won’t, or can’t, speak of his past. If she trusts him, then they’ll dismantle the kingdom from the inside…and save the continent in the process.
Every weapon has a weakness. It’s not just her neck on the line—it’s her heart.
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The Realms Curse duology includes anxiety rep, sexually explicit scenes in book two, gore, death of family members, talk of loss of parents, death scenes on the page, abusive parental figures, and assault.
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