A relentless villain with knowledge of the realm's darkest secrets will sacrifice everything to protect his race—no matter the cost.




For over a millennium, the elves have concealed their powers.

Until now.

Since arriving on the mortal shores, the elves have systematically colonized the primitive human race. As subjugated peasants, the mortals toil to supply the elven realm with riches.

The elves� magic has degraded their race to a point where they have been rendered infertile. A hundred years ago, they resorted to interbreeding with humans in an effort to preserve their species.

In the elven realm, Jassyn has spent his life both researching the fertility crisis and being forced to produce offspring. His existence balances on a narrow precipice between solving mysteries of the elves� infertility or succumbing to his handlers� maltreatment. A new assignment—tutoring a half-breed princess in a human realm—promises a temporary relief. But he soon discovers the real reason for his presence.

Serenna, Jassyn’s new pupil, has earned the right to leave the mortal realm to join the elven courts—everything she's ever dreamed of. Or so she thought. Her anticipated life as a noble takes an unexpected turn when a monstrous race emerges, threatening the existence of all. She learns that not only do half-breeds like her and Jassyn possess magic, but that the elves have suppressed all knowledge of their powers.

Instead of joining the ranks of the elven noble houses, Serenna is conscripted to a military academy for half-breeds. In a race for survival, she must learn how to wield Essence before being thrown on the front lines.

But the shadow-wielding commander—Prince Vesryn, an enigmatic male whose sharp tongue and hidden motives make him as dangerous as he is captivating—doesn't make it easy and ruthlessly challenges her at every turn. With the imminent threat of war, Serenna has no choice but to manifest her power while enduring the prince's relentless, infuriating attention. Meanwhile, Jassyn strives to protect her from the prince, but his forced servitude takes a darker turn, leading him down a destructive path.






Enjoyed by fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Crowns of Nyaxia, The Empyrean, and Throne of Glass. If you admired Sansa Stark and Nesta's character growth, fell hard for Rhysand’s charm in A Court of Mist and Fury, and can’t resist an anti-hero with Kylo Ren’s dark allure, The Aspect of Essence is your next obsession!

Please be aware that this series is intended for adults. Reading guidance can be found in the sample listed at the front of the novel.

Cat shifter Mila Devereaux can’t help but see it as a betrayal. That her one true mate imprinted himself on another female was hard enough to accept. Struggling to be at peace with her loveless fate, she doesn’t fight the suggestion of entering an arranged mating. Then she meets Dominic, a pack enforcer with a notorious reputation. It’s in his very scent. This irresistible playboy—and delicious badass wolf—is making Mila’s fantasies come alive again.

Alarming, compelling, and heady with sensual energy, Dominic is an expert at making women shed their inhibitions. Now everything about him—his killer smile, his perfectly sculpted body, and his smooth-as-honey voice—is drawing in a captivating new catch. But for the first time in his life, Dominic is feeling more than a fling. He finds himself tantalized by a female who makes him think of forever. He wants all of Mila and won’t be satisfied until he has it.

As the passion grows wild, so does the risk. They’re falling in love in the shadows and secrets of their pasts. And it’s threatening to destroy everything Mila and Dominic are fighting for. And are destined for.

When raven shifter Riley Porter was given sanctuary by the Phoenix Pack, she let them believe she had left her flock. Reluctant to divulge the secrets of her past, she was still embraced as family. Only Tao Lukas, the protective and passionate Head Enforcer of the pack, was resistant to the enigmatic shifter. Until Riley started to arouse in him something other than suspicion...

Tao doesn’t trust lone shifters, especially ones so guarded - and tempting. But the sexual tension between them is making them both come undone, and vulnerable to more than desire. All Tao wants is for Riley to stay with him and to trust him with the truth of her past...

As Riley’s mysteries come to light, so does a danger that threatens not only her life but the safety of the entire pack. For Tao, keeping Riley safe means keeping her close - forever - as his mate!

He is my mate, and she is his everything. But he chose her, against every single instinct that we both know. For that, I have been whipped, shunned, shamed, disgraced, and broken. All for one moment of madness I could not control...

After two years, I left, unable to bear the pain and loneliness anymore. That was then. This is now!

I am back, and I am not the juvenile I was. I am now a full grown female. I feel his eyes on me, but I can’t. I won’t. I shouldn’t!

Time has healed my wounds, but not the deep scars the whip seared into my flesh or his indifference to my heart. Each breath is a pain, and his scent overwhelms me. But I can smell her in it. He still will not give her up, despite his own body crawling with a deep, physical desire, that only a mate can satisfy...

I breathe: I exist; barely!

I am a midwife. I bring life into a cruel world that haunts me every day, and the Doctor I work with, is the only one in this pack, who holds faith in me. He is the one person who stands up for me - and I feel light again, when I am with him...

What kind of life is this when two mates cannot be together, yet every part of their primal soul yearns for it infinitely? What kind of cruel moon would torture a she-wolf like this? I can’t go on, but I must!

Whatever happens, I must attend to my purpose and give my miserable life some meaning; perhaps I can snatch some joy in pieces, but now, I see that he needs me - but he also wants her too!

How do you tell yourself not to breathe?