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Essential Elements
Series · 4 books · 2016-2019

Books in series

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Elemental Secrets

2016

With her mother long deceased and her father recently deployed, Valerie Moore is sent to live with her eccentric aunt in a tiny town nestled in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Being a Navy brat has made her into a bit of a loner, and making friends isn’t high on her list. Time with her aunt, however, soon convinces her that a life of loneliness really isn’t what she wants. So, she opens up and makes a few friends - friends with secrets. Her love life quickly becomes a mess. Torn between the conflicted heartbreaker next door, the persistent jock at the top, and the rugged college bad boy, Valerie finds it almost impossible to choose just one guy. Romance isn’t her only problem, though. Secrets are revealed about her family, her friends and relationships, and her whole world… But the biggest secret of all is unveiled when Valerie discovers she has Elemental powers, unleashing a rapid chain of irreversible events.
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Elemental Lies

2017

Valerie Moore is an Elemental, a person who commands one of the classical elements of wind, water, fire, or earth. She’s special, though. She controls two—fire and water—though sometimes it seems like they control her. After the accidental exposure of Elementals to humanity, Valerie finds herself—and all of her kind—struggling to attain equality. Three different groups fight to secure leadership, and with all of their hidden agendas, she doesn’t know which side to choose. The balance between peaceful cohabitation and all-out war is precarious, at best. When a chance meeting brings Val and earth Elemental Cade Landston back together, everything changes. She realizes what she knew in the beginning—that he’s the one she wants. Her desire to win him over draws her closer to him, and his vengeful mission to hunt down her murderous grandfather brings them both closer to trouble. From mysterious doppelgangers to reckless rescue missions, scapegoat bombings, and evolving Elemental powers, Valerie strains to keep up. All she knows is she must stop her grandfather at all costs. To do so, she has to figure out the truth. But how can she, when almost everyone she knows has been telling lies?
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Elemental Betrayal

2019

Some betrayals cut too deep... This is it. Everything I’ve done over the past year has led me to this point: eliminating the Elitists and finishing the Elemental war. But my dear old grandfather won’t go down without a fight, and neither will the Shadow Sect. It’s going to take every ounce of power I have—and then some—to somehow survive and defeat them in the end. Then comes the treachery… When the world is crumbling, our backs are against the wall, and crap is seriously hitting the fan, that’s when our loyalties are truly questioned. It’s like everyone I know is either betraying someone or is being betrayed themselves. So, who can I trust when all faith is lost? Champions—at least that’s what the Elemental gods would have me believe. Nicholai has amassed far too much power, and the chosen champions are the only ones who might be able to help tip the scales. I am one of them. I have less than a week to gather the others. Can I find them in time? Can we somehow save humanity from slavery at the hand of an Elemental tyrant? With all the duplicity and deceit, I have a bad feeling that each side is only one betrayal away from winning or losing… Fans of Red Queen, Twilight, and A Shade of Vampire are loving The Essential Elements Series! Buy Elemental Betrayal now and read the epic conclusion to the magical adventure TODAY!
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The Essential Elements

Boxed Set

2019

Elemental Secrets Elemental Lies Elemental Betrayal ...All in one place! Join Valerie as she navigates the hidden world of elementals! \* this is a 3-book collection

Author

Elle Middaugh
Elle Middaugh
Author · 15 books

Elle Middaugh lives in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, with her wonderful husband and three beautiful children. She spends most of her time raising kids, writing stories, playing video games, reading, and attempting to keep a clean house. She’s a proud Navy wife, a frazzle-brained mother, a fan of health and fitness, a lover of hot tea and iced tea, and a believer in happily ever afters

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