THE BOOKS · READ IN ORDER
The Gifted Series
A lonely princess. A rebel leader with secrets.
A kingdom built on lies.
An emotional, character-driven fantasy romance about forbidden magic, found family, broken trust, and a woman learning to choose herself.
01 Winds and Whispers
02 Roots and Rebellion
03 Ashes and Evermore
BEGIN ALINA'S STORY
Winds and Whispers
A lonely princess. A rebel leader with secrets. A kingdom built on lies.
Princess Alina Everglen was raised to be perfect.
Obedient. Composed. Always the princess her parents expected her to be.
The palace gave her every privilege—but little warmth and no freedom to choose her own life.
Then a magical storm tears through the palace, and rebels take her from everything she has ever known. Their leader, Kael Stormborne, is guarded, difficult to read, and nothing like the people Alina was taught to fear.
Among the rebels, familiar truths begin to feel less certain. The stories she grew up believing don’t match the people in front of her. And the life she longs to return to may never have been what she thought.
She should want nothing to do with Kael. Instead, she finds herself wanting to understand him—and letting him see parts of herself she has always kept hidden.
But she is still the enemy’s daughter. He is still the man who took her from her home.
Can she trust him when she knows so little about him—and when everything she thought she knew is beginning to change?
Winds and Whispers begins The Gifted Series, an emotional fantasy romance about identity, belonging, forbidden magic, found family, and the courage to choose your own life.
Royal/rebel tension Forbidden magic Found family Identity & belonging Complicated love
★★★★★
"I loved watching Princess Alina grow and struggle into her new world. I am rooting for Alina and Kael and cannot wait to see what happens in book 2.”
Sarah Parker-Fullmer,
Amazon review, June 26 2026,
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★★★★★
"I felt their connection right away and got emotionally connected with the characters early on.”
Hazel,
Amazon review, May 1 2026,
ARC Reader
★★★★★
"I physically ached for Alina. Her despair and loneliness my own at times.”
BlaironFire,
Amazon review, July 15 2026,
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ALINA'S JOURNEY CONTINUES
Roots and Rebellion
The rebellion grows. So does the cost of choosing a side.
Beyond the caves, Alina discovers a resistance with more than one vision of the future—and more than one way to fight for it.
Her feelings for Kael draw her close. His secrets keep her at a distance. When another man offers warmth, possibility, and a different way to lead, she finds herself questioning more than where her heart belongs.
But the Crown’s violence is reaching further, and surviving it leaves wounds that safety alone cannot heal. As others begin to look to her for hope, Alina must find her own way forward.
She knows what she is fighting against. What does she want to fight for?
Roots and Rebellion continues The Gifted Series with forbidden magic, divided loyalties, complicated love, and the fragile beginnings of healing.
Broken trust Complicated loyalties Growing rebellion Power & identiy
★★★★★
"The story is amazing and the twists and turns had my emotions on overload but in a good way. I love the dynamic between Alina and Kael.”
Monica Metzler,
Amazon review, Sept 10 2026,
★★★★★
"Great storyline and likable characters. High emotions make this stick to the ribs.”
BlaironFire,
Amazon review, Sept 29 2026,
★★★★★
"This is a great story, it has danger, twists and turns, and a slow burn romance between Alina and Kael.”
Kiemom,
Amazon review, Sept 1 2026,
STILL BEING WRITTEN
Ashes and Evermore
The consequences of magic, prophecy, and broken trust converge.
Alina’s story continues as earlier secrets, difficult choices, and the pressure of prophecy draw together.
Ashes and Evermore is currently being written and revised. A publication date will be shared when it is confirmed.
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