Never shoot the princess. Do not start the clock. Never get lost beneath the lake. Odette never imagined her outing as a swan would be thrown off course by a shadowy arrow, shot by one of the four Grim Reapers of Mystica. When she crashes into the ruins of Tressa and comes face to face with Raymundo, he’ll have questions about her missing eye and the Blue Wizard stalking her every move across the land. Reaper Raymundo never strays far from home very long, not with the weight of being the eldest of seventeen resting on his shoulders. Agreeing to bring the Swan Princess home to her parents is just another day in the life of a Reaper, until he discovers the dark secrets within the kingdom and the feelings only Odette can unearth. As secrets of the past unravel, the evil hiding within Mystica can only grow. With one Reaper missing and the rest spread throughout the country, Ray will journey with Odette beneath Swan Lake and discover the secrets only the royal bloodline can access. Too many secrets overlap, and discovering what Lord Dima collected in his hidden house of horrors might just explain why the creatures of Mystica turn into monsters. The clock is ticking, and the Queen is waiting… Beneath Swan Lake is book 2 in the Deadly Endings series. All warnings can be found on my website, and within the beginning of the book. This is a high fantasy retelling world where the series needs to be read in order.

Never wake the princess. Do not question the Queen. Never melt the ice. Frozen in a deep sleep, Neve didn’t imagine her life taking such a drastic turn. Tricked by one Queen to be manipulated by another, she wakes from her sleep to find a kingdom she can no longer recognize, and her enemy at her side. The man who is responsible for her father’s death has to die. But the more she learns about the cursed boy, the less she believes he killed the King. All Ban ever wanted since being gifted as an Ice Mage is to understand his purpose. Twice dead, he can’t help wondering if fate is playing a cruel joke on his existence the longer he escapes death himself. When the princess of his home kingdom wakes to find her mother’s turned into a tyrant, they’ll discover what hides high in the mountains of the Frostlands, and why the Mad Queen leaves this land be. Forgiveness was never part of Princess Neve’s plan. Discovering the mage who slain her father might not be the monster he’s painted to be unravels her world, and in turn, she will unravel her mother’s. The ice is thinning, and secrets are thawing. This is a dark romantasy retelling set in the world of Mystica. It is strongly recommended to read this series in order as each picks up with a new couple where the last book left off, following the quest to stop the Mad Queen. This collection is coming to Kickstarter for physical editions in 2026.