Beware the shadows. Ever since I was a child, my father taught me to fear the elven kingdom that borders our lands. A place of twilight and falling leaves, the Autumn Court is rumored to be beautiful and deadly. No one knows what kind of creatures live in the thick, undying forests. No one knows what haunts the shadows.

But now those shadows have a name. And they’ve come for me.

Captured by the King of Autumn’s cruel bodyguard, Rane Laruthian, I’m carried into the heart of the shadow realm and dumped at the feet of King Andrin himself. As mysterious and dangerous as the shadows he commands, Andrin accuses my father of stealing the heart of Autumn’s power. Forbidden to enter the human realm, Andrin can’t make my father answer for his crimes—so he’ll take his revenge on me.

Surrender is unthinkable. I’m not without power, and I’ll do whatever it takes to prove my father’s innocence and win my freedom. But I didn’t realize what kind of revenge my captors had in mind. They’ll collar and keep me, molding me into the perfect weapon. They plan to use me against my father…but not until they use me for their own purposes first.

Caught in a web of magic and vengeance, I have to play a dark and seductive game. But when you dwell in the shadows, you discover that nothing is ever as it seems. As the game grows more deadly, I’m forced to question everything—including where I place my trust. And as I grow closer to my captors, I have to wonder if I really want to escape at all.

As the first woman to lead a werewolf pack in over a century, the chips are already stacked against me. To make matters worse, I took the reins right as moon sickness began ravaging my people. When rival packs threaten a takeover, I know I have to make a move. So I enter the Firstborn Games, a competition that pits the most powerful immortals against each other. The Games can be brutal, but the champion receives an elixir that grants a single wish with zero limitations. I intend to win—and then use my prize to save my pack and silence my naysayers.

The moment I arrive at the Games, however, two dragons enter the competition and declare me their fated female in front of our fellow contestants. Finn MacAlasdair and Struan MacLure are two distractions I don’t need. Unfortunately, the pair of strapping Highlanders seem determined to prove the three of us belong together.

But Finn and Struan have their own reason for competing—and they’re not afraid to play dirty to get what they want. They also have a knack for appearing when I need them. As the competition takes us from crumbling catacombs to ancient temples, they save me from disaster on more than one occasion. And when the three of us end up stranded in the middle of the rainforest, I learn exactly what it means to be caught between two goal-oriented dragon shifters.

Still, I’m playing to win. At the end of the day, Finn and Struan are my rivals. I can’t let their sexy smiles and seductive promises make me forget what’s at stake. If I lose the Games, I’ll lose my pack. But when sinister forces gather, the stakes turn deadly. Suddenly, I have to choose between saving my people and losing the men who’ve captured my heart. Is winning really everything, or is the cost of a future without Finn and Struan too steep?

Keep the cold. I've always understood my duty. As heir to the Winter Court, I must be ready to take my father's place and keep the realm safe under a blanket of frost. But my father never taught me how to protect my people. That role has fallen to his best friend, Ronan, who agreed to serve as my guardian after my father grew ill. Charming and dangerous, Ronan hasn't let illegitimacy or family tragedy stop his rise to power. A master of the elements, he's a faithful ally.

Until my father dies.

Pushed from the throne, I run to the one place Ronan won't venture. Crossing into the human lands will weaken my magic, but I need new allies. I find one in Sigurn Brighthelm, the dark-eyed rebel Prince of Nordlinga. Sigurn is no stranger to power. But as I discover too late, he's no stranger to Ronan, either.

Now I'm caught between two men with conflicting desires. As battle lines are drawn and secrets are revealed, I'm determined to claim my crown. My freedom—and my kingdom—hang in the balance. But as passions heat up, I'm not sure the ice I've built around my heart can endure.

Because ice doesn't always thaw. Sometimes, it shatters.

I grew up the privileged princess of a journalism royal family. Then my father bargained away my freedom to a monster.

Einar Rothkilde is a brute and a bully. He's also the disgraced prince of a hidden underworld that shouldn't exist. When my father threatens to expose Einar's secrets, the lycan prince turns the tables, promising to ruin my family for good unless my father meets his demands. And Einar demands me. To my horror, my father agrees, locking me into a contract written entirely on Einar's terms—and with no expiration date.

Now I'm trapped on Einar's sprawling estate where the walls whisper and Einar rules with an iron fist. My days are spent plotting escape and evading my captor, while my nights are haunted by silver eyes and a body that draws me in despite my resistance. As my defenses crumble, Einar shows me how sweet captivity can be.

Still, I'm a reporter to my core, raised to uncover the truth no matter how shocking or painful. And the facts are these: a human can't love a lycan, and a pretty cage is still a prison.

But as I dig deeper into Einar's secrets, I start to question everything I thought I knew. The lines between captor and protector blur, and I must decide if I'm willing to regain my freedom only to lose my heart.