I am his treasure. My cousin disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Thirteen years later, the shadows from another world cross into ours once again, and this time they snatch me, along with my sister and my best friend. Night reigns in the black desert of the Alveari Kingdom. Its people are unable to experience happiness on their own, and I am to become a Joy Vessel for their Crown Prince, even as I don’t feel joyful about such a future. As I spend more time with Prince Rha, however, I begin to understand how humans brighten the gloomy existence of his people and how much I mean to him. I am his treasure, his most prized possession, and a prisoner in his oasis palace. When I get a chance to escape my somber prince, we’re both put to the test. Can I leave him, knowing that if I stay, the people I love will remain trapped here forever? Can he set me free if it means he’d never see me again? \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Somber Prince is a contemporary romantic fantasy set mostly in a secondary world with a fantasy romance between a shadow fae and a human (MF) set in Marina Simcoe's world of the River of Mists. Each book of the trilogy contains a complete love story of a separate couple. Somber Prince contains descriptive scenes of intimacy and intended for mature readers. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Books in the world of the River of Mists Joyless Kingdom Somber Prince, book 1 Joy Guardian, book 2 Wingless Crow Duet Fire in Stone Duet Serpent's Touch Duet Madame Tan's Freakshow Call of Water, book 1 Madness of the, book 2 Moon Power of Rage, book 3 All duets and trilogies in the River of Mists can be read independently.

I am his joy. The shadow fae have snatched me from my world to serve as a Joy Vessel in the court of their queen. But all my joy has long been stolen by the man I once loved. My husband didn’t kill me, but he destroyed so many pieces of me that it feels like there’s nothing left, like I’m dead inside. A sad, somber Joy Vessel is useless, yet the fae of the queen’s court believe a Joy Guardian can “fix” me. What they don’t know is that Kurai carries a dangerous secret, one that, if revealed, would lead to his execution. To him, I’m a threat, and my kind has no place in Alveari Kingdom. His mission is to rid his world from us, even if it means killing us all. He was raised to see me as his sin, but does he have the wisdom to recognize me as his blessing? Does he have what it takes to protect me, love me, and cherish me as his goddess? \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Joy Guardian is a contemporary romantic fantasy set in a secondary world with a fantasy romance between a shadow fae and a human (MF) set in Marina Simcoe's world of the River of Mists. Each book of the trilogy contains a complete love story of a separate couple. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Books in the world of the River of Mists Joyless Kingdom Triloogy: Somber Prince, book 1 Joy Guardian, book 2 Wingless Crow Duet Fire in Stone Duet Serpent's Touch Duet Madame Tan's Freakshow Call of Water, book 1 Madness of the, book 2 Moon Power of Rage, book 3 All duets and trilogies in the River of Mists can be read independently.