The Gifted Series
Alina Everglen has spent her entire life being what others needed her to be—never who she truly is.
A princess raised behind palace walls, expected to embody perfection, she has always been watched, controlled, and alone—even among her own family. While the kingdom persecutes those born with magic—the Gifted—Alina has been shielded from the truth… and from herself.
Until everything changes.
When a devastating magical storm brings rebel forces into the palace, Alina is taken by Kael Stormborne—the charismatic and guarded leader of the rebellion, and the very kind of man she was raised to fear.
Taken to the rebels’ hidden mountain stronghold, Alina is forced to confront a world—and a version of herself—she has never been allowed to see. As she discovers her own long-suppressed Gift, she begins to question everything she has been taught: about power, loyalty, and where she truly belongs.
Kael does not try to control her.
He challenges her. Pushes her. Forces her to choose for herself.
As trust builds slowly between them, so does something far more dangerous. But as tensions rise and loyalties fracture, Alina must face the truth—not only about her family, but about who she is willing to become.
Because in a world that needs her power, the hardest choice she will ever make… is her own.
Winds and Whispers is an emotional, character-driven romantasy about loneliness, identity, and the strength it takes to become who you truly are—featuring slow burn romance, found family, and enemies to lovers.
If you’re looking for a fantasy romance that is intimate, emotionally immersive, and deeply human—this story was written for you.
After returning to the rebels and defeating Maven, Alina Everglen believes she has finally found where she belongs—among the Gifted and beside Kael Stormborne. But war has a way of uncovering truths that refuse to stay buried. When secrets about Kael’s past come to light, the fragile trust between them begins to fracture, and the place Alina fought so hard to claim no longer feels certain.
Alone in the capital, Alina becomes entangled in a different kind of rebellion. In smoky taverns and crowded markets, whispers of resistance spread through the city, carried by daring speeches and hidden alliances. At the center of it stands Darius Roseheart—charismatic, fearless, and offering a vision of rebellion very different from Kael’s. Drawn to his bold hope and warmth, Alina finds herself caught between two men and two paths, each demanding something different from her heart.
Meanwhile the Crown tightens its grip on the kingdom. Gifted are hunted, and a terrifying new weapon—capable of stripping them of their powers—threatens to change the war forever. When Alina herself falls into the Crown’s hands, her strength and identity are pushed to their limits.
Changed by what she endures but determined to fight on, Alina must find her place once more—between love and loyalty, destruction and renewal, and the fragile hope that something better can still grow from the ashes of war.
As the ancient woods burn and the Gifted’s magic flickers on the edge of extinction, Alina Evergarden and Kael Blackthorn lead the last desperate resistance against a tyrant king. Hunted by the Crown’s relentless armies and haunted by prophecy, the rebels' only hope lies in a fragile alliance—and a love tested by jealousy, sacrifice, and the scars of war.
When the enigmatic Silent Order emerges with secrets that could remake or ruin the realm, Alina must risk everything to unite the fractured Gift and restore the heart of magic. But the cost may be more than she can bear.
In the crucible of battle, love and power will fuse, betrayals will ignite, and the fate of the kingdom will be decided by those willing to burn for it.
In a world where nothing is spared by fire, will hope and love rise from the ashes—or be lost forever to fate?
