Nikki Auberkett

Moving to Chicago should have felt like a dream come true, but for Roxanna Lovegood, it’s a last-ditch effort to run away from a nightmarish past.When mysterious creatures break into her new apartment, curiosity leads her to a puzzling artifact buried under the floorboards. It takes her from the shores of Lake Michigan to the forest of a distant realm where she’s surrounded—and threatened—by people and creatures she’s only heard of in fairytales.Devon is a mischievous fae determined to figure out how Roxi wound up there to begin with. He’s even more determined to send her back home. There are secrets to keep and his own set of wounds unwilling to heal, and the last thing he wants or needs is this outsider questioning—and challenging—everything he thought he knew.There’s just one teensy-weensy problem.Despite the shadows lurking in every corner......despite the growing threat of demons prowling the land......and despite the cutthroat High Court’s manipulation......the longer Roxi stays in the realm of the fae…...the less either of them wants her to leave.

“People will do the most dangerous things and make the darkest deals for the ones they love.”Devon Rionnaghan thought he had everything under control.After years of war against a demonic horde that nearly cost his brother’s life and stole his chance at happiness in the Outworld, all he wanted was some peace and quiet. Not the prestige, not the accolades, and definitely not his father’s throne.But then she stumbled back into his life and turned everything around.Made the sun shine brighter again.Made his dreams vivid again.Until she found out his dark little secret…and he found out hers.Roxi doesn’t know if she can ever look at him the same way again, and Devon doesn’t know if he stands a chance against the scarred memories of abuse and torment she suffered at the hands of a shapeshifter. If they’re going to make it through, the secrecy and lies must end—even if the truth is more painful than either of them are ready for.The only problem is, they’re not the only ones with secrets.And the mysterious man who controls darkness itself and announces he’s the ruler of an empire that doesn’t exist……isn’t the only one who struck a bargain with the devil.

When three young couples decide it’s time to move forward in their relationships—from “special friends” to newlyweds—they’re faced with a rather bureaucratic process of petitions, directives, and communal obligations. There’s a chance the committee of church elders may vote against the marriage request, or that the mandated Period of Separation might result in someone losing interest and boarding the train for the Outside World.For one bride’s father, however, the process is even more complicated than any of them know.As an appointed elder and businessman, he’s forced to consider the complications and consequences of adhering to “the old ways” while maintaining the sanctity of tradition.Together with his fellow elders, he must answer the multitude of questions growing louder among this quiet cluster of villages in rural Iowa—questions that will force the Inspirationist community to see that change doesn’t just mean letting go and moving on......it also means surviving.