folklore

Ribbons and Royals

by Kanika Singhal

Tropes: characterdriven, dualpov, strongfmc

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What is divine without the devotee? Even the most powerful beings yearn to be truly seen. Five new stories from the world of gods, tyrants, princesses and rascals — and the one person in the world they cannot hide from. The princess of Mithila names her imaginary friend Vish, and tells him to come marry her. The princess who has decided the kindest thing she can do for the man she loves is make him hate her. The woman who lets a snake with an attitude into her house, and now he won’t leave. The princess of Chandanpur who recognises her childhood friend behind his disguise — and decides to have some fun with him. The tyrant who loses his entire reputation for tyranny because of one woman. Five stories. Five happy endings. No cliff-hangers. No exceptions. Gods and mortals, curses and kingdoms, love that outlasts every disguise. Ribbons and Royals is the third book in the Of Queens and Rascals series — fantasy romance rooted in Indian mythology, folklore, and history — fierce hearts, worthy loves, and the impossible relief of being truly known. [Read More]

Masks and Moonbeams

by Kanika Singhal

Tropes: characterdriven, dualpov, strongfmc

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To be loved is to be known. Princess Lata moonlights as a vigilante and finds an ally worth dying for. But what does this man have to do with her good-for-nothing fiancé? Chakor captures the Moon God. Now she needs to let him go. Or watch him die. To keep her promise to her dying queen, General Ria lives her life under a mask. But an old friend returns, and now she has a choice – lose her heart or break her oath. Chitrani falls in love with a Snake prince as a child. Years later, why does her fiancé look so much like the boy she lost? And Kalindi – the village healer – tries to evict a long-healed warrior from her hut by making him do housework. She doesn’t know he is a prince. “... being truly seen beneath expectations, titles, and carefully guarded secrets.” – Amazon Reviewer, Canada “The romances are tender without being cheesy and the mix of mythology and folklore gives it personality.” – Amazon Reviewer, Spain In this collection of clean fantasy romance, five women find themselves seen — truly seen — by the last person they expected. Five stories. Five happy endings. No cliff-hangers. Masks and Moonbeams is the first book in the Of Queens and Rascals series — fantasy romance rooted in Indian mythology, folklore, and history — fierce heroines, heroes who earn their place, and love that sees through every mask. “... a shiny gate to escape from the reality of modern, fast-paced life.” – Amazon Reviewer, Germany [Read More]

The Raven & the Lake, Book 1: Hoarfrost

by Rowan Ravenheart

Tropes: slowburn, forcedproximity, characterdriven

THEY SAID FAERY NEEDED A KING. THEY LIED. For three years, Jesryn Hallows called survival peace. Hiding from a fractured past in the human world, she thought she had successfully severed the threads of a destiny meant to break her. But when Faery's ancient ley lines buckle, the deep places of the world remember her name—and the gods come calling. The Veil between worlds is failing, the ley lines are breaking and Faery is teetering on the edge of magical collapse. To save her world and her people, Jesryn must return to Arcadia and take up the mantle of the goddess she refused. But returning to Arcadia means facing the prince that nearly destroyed her. Owyn Corey, Regent Prince of the Lake, has spent three years searching for the woman who vanished without so much as a goodbye, spiraling into darkness and obsession. But Owyn is no longer the boy Jesryn loved. As old magic stirs and destiny closes its hand around them both, Jesryn must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for a crown she never wanted—and a world that demands nothing less than her life. Perfect for readers who love: • Fated mates • Celtic-inspired fantasy • Gods and prophecy • Second-chance romance • Dark fae courts • Ancient magic and broken kingdoms • Slow-burn romantasy with epic stakes [Read More]

Hearts and Hairpins

by Kanika Singhal

Tropes: characterdriven, dualpov, strongfmc

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We all hide. And we all deserve to be seen. Princess Sindhu enters enemy territory to save a man she has long been in love with. Except, he doesn’t know her. Veena finally has the undivided attention of Sardar Vindhya. So what if he is the most ruthless teacher in the military academy, and she is his only student? Archer Ratna and Mage-Prince Shyamak are the best in their fields. Unless they are around each other. The Queen of Malinivan offers her husband the mercy of forgetting, and quietly refuses it for herself. Tarini has disguised herself as a man for years. Then she is ordered to take a diva prince through the Himalayas. Five new stories from the world of queens, princes, rascals, and divas — and the inconvenient people who see right through them. Five stories. Five happy endings. No cliff-hangers. No exceptions. Just love, in all its stubborn, spectacular inconvenience. Hearts and Hairpins is the second book in the Of Queens and Rascals series — fantasy romance rooted in Indian mythology, folklore, and history — fierce hearts, worthy loves, and the impossible relief of being truly known. [Read More]

The Red Spring

by P M Fox

Tropes: slowburn, characterdriven, foundfamily

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Lizzy Stone loves her little Cornish island. She rises with the sun and she dances with the moon. She dives with the gannets and bathes with the seals. Her worship is hot and red. The Devil covets Lizzy’s island. He wants nothing more than its consumption, its integration into His calculating, mechanical designs. His desire is synthetic and bottomless. When the Devil comes a storm always comes with Him. Sort of a tradition. Only this time it will be different. THIS time His covetousness will be satiated. This time He’ll take the island for His own. Lizzy, new initiate into the order of sacred whores who protect the island, isn’t going to let Him. She’s fallen in love with Percy, a fellow apprentice. No one gets to threaten Percy’s first real home. And no one’s taking Lizzy's little sister away either, hopelessly dazzled by the glittering mainland lights as she may be. A storm will rage. Telephone poles will fall and bridges will be washed away. Say good night to the electrics and the moon and the stars. Lizzy and Percy were born in darkness, but even they’re not prepared for what’s coming. [Read More]