I have eight books currently available across two different series:

The Crowns of Nyaxia is a planned 6-book series set in a world of vampires, gods, magic, and monsters. The first duet follows Oraya, a human raised by a vampire king, as she competes in a deadly tournament held by the goddess of death… and must make a very risky alliance with a dangerous rival to survive. The second duet follows Mische as she journeys to the underworld itself with an exiled Shadowborn prince—who also happens to be the brother of the vampire who Turned her. The third duet follows Kyrene, a human bounty hunter who makes a deadly alliance with a notorious vampire prince who offers her the job of a lifetime: to slay the gods themselves. Today, the Crowns of Nyaxia series includes The Serpent and the Wings of Night, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King, The Songbird and the Heart of Stone, The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk, The Lion and the Deathless Dark, and two standalones, Six Scorched Roses and Slaying the Vampire Conqueror, with one more book coming in the series.

The War of Lost Hearts is a trilogy (with a prequel novella) following Tisaanah, a magic Wielder and former slave, as she attempts to join a powerful organization of magic wielders to gain the strength to free her people — forcing her into an apprenticeship with a reclusive sorcerer and former soldier. This trilogy is an epic, dark, heart-wrenching adventure and it is now complete! It consists of Daughter of No Worlds, Children of Fallen Gods, and Mother of Death and Dawn.

You can start with either of these series! Some readers prefer one or the other, but it all comes down to taste. All of my books are adult fantasy and include some degree of spice, though some are steamier than others.

The core Crowns of Nyaxia series will be six books total, split into three duologies.

Books 1 and 2 are the Nightborn Duet, following the House of Night.

Books 3 and 4 are the Shadowborn Duet, following the House of Shadow.

Books 5 and 6 are the Bloodborn Duet, following the House of Blood.

The main plot spans all six books.

In addition to these core six books, the Nyaxia world also includes two standalones today, Six Scorched Roses (a novella) and Slaying the Vampire Conqueror (full length).

I get asked this a lot! Right now, there are seven books published in the Nyaxia world—books 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, plus two standalones.

I want to emphasize that both Six Scorched Roses and Slaying the Vampire Conqueror are standalones designed to be read at any time, or skipped completely if you don’t feel like reading them—so there is no one “right” reading order! However, one suggested reading order is:

1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night – The first book in the main Crowns of Nyaxia Series is a good introduction to the world.

2. Six Scorched Roses (Optional) – This standalone novella introduces some characters who will be important later on.

3. The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King – The second book of the core series, which also includes the main characters of Six Scorched Roses as side characters.

4. Slaying the Vampire Conqueror (Optional) – This is a standalone FULL LENGTH novel that takes place roughly at the same time as Ashes in the overall timeline. I actually personally think you can read StVC before or after Ashes without any issues, but most probably want to read it after given the publication order. 🙂 This is optional and standalone, but the characters will turn up again later in the main Crowns of Nyaxia series.

5. The Songbird and the Heart of Stone – The first book in the Shadowborn Duet, and the third book in the core series.

6. The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk – The second book in the Shadowborn Duet, and the fourth book in the core series. It also features characters from previous books as side characters.

7. The Lion and the Deathless Dark — The first book in the Bloodborn Duet, and the fifth book in the core series. This last duet will also heavily feature characters from previous books.

And then, of course, after this we still have one more core book in the main Crowns of Nyaxia series!

Again, this is not the ONLY reading order, and you can pick up SSR and StVC at any time, or skip them completely.

I do not currently have open applications for ARCs. If this ever changes, I’ll announce it on social media!

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