Elara begins the day under the weight of a choice she hoped never to face again, and discovers that the dawn itself has a price. In a city where winter never truly ends, she must decide whether to carry a burden that could wylde the Frost or free it, even if it costs her what she loves.

Opal stands on the edge of winter’s edge, the world hewn from ice and memory, as old signs light the frost with uncertain magic. Her family’s legacy tugs at her spine, a tether she can neither cut nor fully bear. In a city where the sky grieves in pale crystals, she discovers a forbidden book that remembers more than it should—and a pact with a voice that sounds suspiciously like a friend who disappeared years ago. As factions circle over the winter’s throne, Opal must decide: protect the fragile warmth of those she loves or unleash a power that could scorch them all. The days grow sharper, the paths more treacherous, and every choice seems to steal a piece of her future, one memory at a time.

A restless young forge-runner, Davey Boehm is pulled into a prophecy he never asked for, thrust from the clangor of the smithy into corridors where the political and the magical braid together. A chance encounter with an old mentor bruises his pride and steadies his hand; a ruined temple and a night of falling stars teach him how quickly a plan dissolves into necessity. As loyalties fracture and a city’s pride hardens into steel, Davey learns that courage is a decision made in the throat, not in the heart, and that the strongest weapon may be the willingness to walk away from a future someone else has laid out for him.

Nova Reyes threads through a rain-slick night, chasing rumors that tie a vanished gardener to a house that should hum with life and instead shivers with secrets. The case drags old wounds to the surface, forcing her to face a choice between shielding a friend and confronting a truth the city would rather forget. As evidence rises from the shadows—footprints, a torn photograph, a scent of lilac and ash—Nova discovers that not every phantom is dead, and not every debt is paid in coin. In a city that remembers every betrayal, she learns what it costs to tell the truth when the truth hurts the one she loves.

Embedded deep within ancient woods and shimmering glades, Lia’s life takes a turn when she uncovers a hidden faerie enclave that whispers secrets of her past. Sequestered from the outside world by magic and myth, she begins a quest to discover her true purpose amidst strange alliances and supernatural pitfalls. Her world is a tapestry of luminous magic and shadowed doubts, where each new revelation threatens to shatter her fragile sense of reality. Her journey is one of awakening, forging strength from her vulnerabilities and loyalty from her fears, as she faces the elusive truth behind her mysterious heritage.

Kellen Ardent navigates a web of treachery within a besieged court, balancing personal loyalties against the demands of power as the first book of Honor and Treason unfolds.

Zephyr Hollis moves through a city of glass and rumor, where favors are traded like currency and memory can be weaponized. When a network of missing-soul workers surfaces, Zephyr must decide how far she’ll bend to protect those she loves—and how much of herself she’ll risk to uncover the truth. The city glows with danger, and every ally carries a secret: a truth that could recast her past and cage her future. In a place where power shifts with the night, one girl’s stubborn hope could be the spark that saves everyone—or destroys them all.