Delphine has been fae-marked from birth, treated as a curse despite the fact the once treacherous fae haven’t been sighted in decades—in fact, no one in Delph’s village has so much as laid eyes on one of the folk in nearly a century. Right up until a fae turns up on her doorstep, demanding Delph as down payment. No sooner has she set foot in the fae realm, however, then she learns she’s no mere collateral in a deal made with the lord that owns her family lands. She was selected for a reason, hunted down for a single purpose. The fae courts are fading. The folk disappearing. Only four courts remain. Four princes determined to save their crumbling kingdoms. And Delph … Delph may just hold the key to save them all. But even as Delph learns to see past the feared glamour of the fae realm, she quickly learns the impossible position she’s found herself in. The fae may not be the monsters she was led to believe, but in order to save them … she may have to become a monster herself. A Veil of Truth and Trickery is the first of a New Adult reverse harem fantasy series that may contain content sensitive to some readers.

There’s a reason the Starlight Fae are known as the greatest tricksters of all. Unfortunately for Delphine, she’s just begun to learn that for herself. She was warned they were not to be trusted—even when those same fae claim to share the blood running through her own veins. True to his word, Seren did not let Delphine die in Avarath, but he didn’t take her home, either. No, the king of the Starlight Court took her even further away. He took her to another faerie realm. He took her to Elysia, a place so far from the human realm that stories of it never so much as made it to their legends. Unlike Avarath, this realm’s glamour is still intact, untouched by the ravages of time. Elysia is everything that Delphine expected faerie to be. It’s everything that Avarath wasn’t. It’s ethereal. Enchanting. Inviting. But in some ways, the ways that matter the most, the two realms remain the same. Elysia is still faerie, and so despite Seren’s promises to protect her, it’s the most dangerous place for Delph to be... especially when the four fae who tried to kill her once somehow do the impossible and find her again. Caldamir. Tethys. Armene. Nyx. The four princes of Avarath. The four princes who betrayed her. The re\-emergence of the Starlight Court has changed everything, but not in the way Delph might have hoped. Certainly not in the way that would allow her to forgive the princes for what they tried to do—what they’ll inevitably try again. The collision of realms broke something, and it’s only a matter of time before even Delphine’s own fae turn on her too. She can feel it. If she’s going to survive in the realms of faerie, she’s going to have to learn how to play the game. Or, more specifically, the art of the deal. She’s already made one deal with the king of this new realm and lived to tell the tale. This time, she’ll make sure she gets what she wants out of it. This time, she’ll make sure she gets home. Truly home. To Alderia. If the other fae don’t beat her there first.

There is no worse betrayal than being kidnapped by the fae. Or so Delphine thought. She’s been torn from her home, forced to face the curse that plagued her since birth, and nearly murdered more times now than she can count—and yet that never broke her. No, not even the princes, not even the kings of faerie, managed to do that. But this, this most recent betrayal, just might. And that will be their downfall. The fae should have broken her before they made her stronger. With little magic to aid her, Delph must find her way back to the human realm to reach her brother before the fae prince Nyx. She made the foolish mistake of trusting him, even for a moment, only for him to prove himself to be the beast she once believed all fae to be. He’s dangerous, determined, willing to offer up anything in exchange for the magic that will save his dying kingdom. There’s one problem with that, however. So is Delphine…and it’s not just a throne or even her brother she’s trying to save, it’s the whole human race. The tides are turning between the realms. Loyalties are shifting. Fates aligning. Something changed the night the Starlight Fae witnessed one of their own die. Nothing is certain except for this—Delphine is finally going back. She’s finally going home. Only, she isn’t going back alone. This time, she’ll have the royalty of not one, but two fae realms at her side. For better or worse, the fate of all realms is about to be decided.

More details on the fourth chapter of Delphine's story coming soon...