Tales of Vorgravia
A series of fairytale retellings set in a world of magic and shapeshifters. They can be read in order or as standalones.
An Ambitious Hope
Can one find hope when they aren't meant to give it?
Ruby Merrigan is a mage who specializes in Healing powers. She can’t wait to begin an apprenticeship and fulfill her dreams of wielding magic for good - but when she sneaks out of the house to visit her grandmother, she’s abducted by Wolf shapeshifters who demand her help, and they’re not taking no for an answer.
Surrounded by intrigue, Ruby looks for answers and makes a horrifying discovery: she isn’t the mage the Wolves were after. Fearing what will happen when they find out the truth, she decides to pose as the real target for as long as she can. If Ruby speaks up, she will put both herself and the true mage they need in danger - but if she stays silent, she may be taking away the Wolves’ only hope.
The Shifter and the Mage
A mage with a temper. A shapeshifter with a secret. A fake marriage that starts to feel real.
Shyla Merrigan wants to become a King's Mage, but after graduating from the Academy she is told she will not be starting an apprenticeship as she'd thought. If that wasn't bad enough, she is invited to attend a party hosted by Alarick of the Wolves, the brother-in-law she despises.
When she hears that Alarick is planning to marry her off, she lashes out in a rage and storms away from the banquet. On encountering Adriel, a young man with the ability to turn into a thrush, she discovers there is a lindenworm troubling his home. If Shyla kills the lindenworm, she may have a chance of becoming a King's Mage after all.
Adriel offers to be her guide. He also suggests they pretend to be married to protect her reputation.
Shyla agrees without hesitation, but as they travel together she begins to suspect Adriel is not who she thinks he is. Worse, she might be starting to develop feelings for him. She must decide which is more dangerous: fighting a monster, or losing her heart to someone who could destroy it.
Falling For The Dark Mage
A mage desperate to escape. A stranger with a dark past. An alliance that could free them both.
Seraphina is a disappointment. The daughter of a dark mage, she is unable to cast curses and can only create three charms. The sole way she can benefit her mother’s criminal empire is as a bride.
The first attempt ended badly, with her mother flying into a rage and cursing the reluctant groom to be frozen into his Bear form. Now Seraphina bides her time, practising her Creative magic and waiting for her chance to escape.
When a newcomer arrives at the fortress, Seraphina’s mother takes a strong interest in his talents. On the run from cursing the crown prince of a neighbouring kingdom, Damario could provide her dark mages with the one thing that’s missing from a curse they’re perfecting.
Seraphina’s escape plans are jeopardised when a familiar figure from her past appears. She is determined to leave the fortress, but can she manage it in time? And will Damario give Seraphina a reason to stay?
The Lost Shadow
A cursed shapeshifter. A princess with a choice before her. And a dangerous figure
from the past...
Shapeshifter Ebony has been cursed for over a year. Trapped in the form of a black cat, she survives by hunting rats and mice in a miller’s barn. After an unexpected encounter ends with in her curse being broken, she finds herself travelling with the miller’s youngest son to discover the truth about his hidden past.
Princess Marie must marry one of the young noblemen of Vorgravia. She decides to invoke the legendary Trials – a competition to win her hand in marriage – and hopes she will at least get to know her suitors before deciding which of them to marry. But it’s easy to wear a mask at court. How can she know them for who they truly are?
When her path collides with Ebony’s, the mischievous shifter has a solution: she will disguise herself in one of her cat forms, spy on the suitors and report back to the princess. What she doesn’t expect is for another shifter to capture her own attention, or for a terrifying figure from her past to show up.
