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The First Starfall: A Kingdom’s First Betrayal
Tarlocus Coffmyn was never meant to die in the sand.
Eighteen years old, heir to one of the oldest bloodlines in the Ten Kingdoms, he is steady where others are reckless and loyal where the court is treacherous. The Cavendish crown calls him noble. The people call him golden. His mother calls him her future.
The arena calls him sacrifice.
When King Stephen Cavendish announces a ceremonial duel meant to display unity between the throne and House Coffmyn, it is framed as honor. Celebration. Spectacle. But in a kingdom where blood has power and loyalty can be bent like wire, spectacle is another word for control.
As political tensions tighten and old pacts whisper beneath the surface of court life, Tarlocus finds himself at the center of something far larger than pride or rivalry. His death will not be an accident. It will not be a mistake. It will be a message.
What follows in the sand that night is not simply the fall of a young man.
It is the first crack in a dynasty.
The First Starfall is a dark, mythic prelude to the Moondust Trilogy — a story of legacy, betrayal, and the moment a mother decides that kingdoms must burn.
Eighteen years old, heir to one of the oldest bloodlines in the Ten Kingdoms, he is steady where others are reckless and loyal where the court is treacherous. The Cavendish crown calls him noble. The people call him golden. His mother calls him her future.
The arena calls him sacrifice.
When King Stephen Cavendish announces a ceremonial duel meant to display unity between the throne and House Coffmyn, it is framed as honor. Celebration. Spectacle. But in a kingdom where blood has power and loyalty can be bent like wire, spectacle is another word for control.
As political tensions tighten and old pacts whisper beneath the surface of court life, Tarlocus finds himself at the center of something far larger than pride or rivalry. His death will not be an accident. It will not be a mistake. It will be a message.
What follows in the sand that night is not simply the fall of a young man.
It is the first crack in a dynasty.
The First Starfall is a dark, mythic prelude to the Moondust Trilogy — a story of legacy, betrayal, and the moment a mother decides that kingdoms must burn.
143 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 20, 2023
About the author
Elle Greggory
7 books2 followersElle Greggory writes emotionally feral, sexually explicit, and deliciously unhinged romance novels where the men are obsessed, the women are soft (but stubborn), and no one escapes unscathed. Her stories explore identity, lust, power, queerness, and all the messy ways love fucks us up and puts us back together.
She’s the author of Heated Curiosity, Beg for Me, Damien, The Gilded Cage, Cold Cocked: A Winter Ruin Story, and The Queen’s Mirror, among many others—each packed with filthy dialogue, emotionally destructive sex, and heroines who always deserve more.
When she’s not writing, Elle is either overthinking everything, rearranging her messy sock drawer, or quietly conquering the indie romance charts with her unflinching stories and unapologetically chaotic voice.
If you love obsessive men, virgin heroines, and books that bite back, you’re in the right place.
She’s the author of Heated Curiosity, Beg for Me, Damien, The Gilded Cage, Cold Cocked: A Winter Ruin Story, and The Queen’s Mirror, among many others—each packed with filthy dialogue, emotionally destructive sex, and heroines who always deserve more.
When she’s not writing, Elle is either overthinking everything, rearranging her messy sock drawer, or quietly conquering the indie romance charts with her unflinching stories and unapologetically chaotic voice.
If you love obsessive men, virgin heroines, and books that bite back, you’re in the right place.
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