Hidden Legends Starter Collection

Hidden Legends Universe

by Megan Linski, Alicia Rades

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORS Megan Linski & Alicia Rades present a four-book starter collection into the magical Hidden Legends Universe— a fantasy-paranormal world featuring disabled and diverse protagonists attending supernatural academies, dual points-of-view, and steamy, empowering romances.

Contains four full-length novels! Over 1000+ pages of love and adventure!

Enter a dark world where magic wages war and romance is deadly. Attend mystical colleges, indulge in forbidden romances, tend to fantastic creatures, and cast incredible spells in this four-book omnibus. These stories depict themes of found family, disability representation, and love that creates miracles. Contains the following

The Fire After Sophia conjures fire magic, she bonds with a magical creature at a school for elementals, where a deadly prophecy declares she will control the fate of her tribe. But Fire and Water don’t mix, and she’s fallen for the one man she can’t have— the son of the Water chief, who was born to be her enemy.

The Wolven When Emma discovers she's a sorceress, she's stolen away to a magical fae kingdom of shifters, swordplay, and deception, where a disgraced wolf prince seeks to claim her as his mate.

The Coven’s Nadine is the last witch in her coven to inherit curse-breaking powers. She'll have to prove herself to her goddess before her magic awakens—and under no circumstances can she fall for the gorgeous reaper whose love could kill her.

The Villain Inmates Charlie and Ava-Marie find themselves enemies— and lovers— at a paranormal prison where staying alive is as dangerous as discovering the warden’s plans for magical chaos.

This bundle contains the first book from the Academy of Magical Creatures series, the University of Sorcery series, the College of Witchcraft series, and the Prison for Supernatural Offenders series, all of which are interconnected within the Hidden Legends Universe. Each Hidden Legends series takes place within the same world, but in separate and unique magical societies. Every series stands on its own and can be read in any order. Recommended reading age 18+

Genres: Fantasy, Ebooks, Audiobook, Paranormal, Romance, Anthologies, Amazon

2032 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 19, 2024

About the author

Megan Linski lives in Michigan. She is the author of more than fifty fantasy and paranormal novels which feature themes of friendship, community, and healthy romantic relationships. She has over fifteen years of experience writing books alongside working as a journalist and editor. She graduated from the University of Iowa, where she studied Creative Writing.

Her passions include ice skating and horseback riding. In her free time she enjoys dancing in the snow and drinking fancy coffee while at her natural habitat, the mall.

Megan advocates for the rights of the disabled, and is an activist for mental health awareness.

Megan co-writes the Hidden Legends Universe with Alicia Rades. She also writes under the pen name of Natalie Erin for the Creatures of the Lands series, co-authored by Krisen Lison.

Awards Megan has won include;

Best Fantasy Book of the Year 2019 by Once Upon a Book

Best Co-Authored Book of the Year 2022 by Once Upon a Book

Author of the Year 2022 by Once Upon a Book

Keynote Speaker at Once Upon a Book 2023

Best Book Friends (Ava and Kallie) 2023 by Once Upon a Book

Featured in the FOX Teen Choice Awards Gift Baskets

Two-time Reader's Favorite Five Star Read (Bronze Medal Finalist)

Winner of Amazon's Kindle Scout Competition

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

There are some general spoilers here. I was conflicted with this book. The storyline intrigued me enough to finish it. That being said, I still gave it 1 star. The authors borrowed too heavily from the Harry Potter series (the four antagonistic houses), the Mocking Jay (the tournament with students dying) series and the Lord of the Rings (one totem to rule them all) series. I look for originality in books. I will say the setting they created was pretty cool. Sometimes the distance and directions were a little confusing. Definite lack of adult supervision for first year college students.

I also found it too long and drawn out. I listened to the audiobook format and often found myself thinking "get on with it." But, you can't fast forward without missing things. Then there was the cliff hanger at the end. Full stop. It can be a good technique but it didn't work here. I won't be reading the rest of the series.

[Sineen Nawatha · Rating 2 out of 5]

3 books about 3 separate universes each got its own series ... and all 3 books are basicly the same story ... a girl who is not aware of the magical realm... a boy who fir soem reason they are connected to each other but can't/ shouldn't be together .... one fo them has a terminal illness... it's very repetitive and predictable ....

the characters talk in the first person who has gives you a feeling of self awareness but they are 17 year old with no self awareness..

it was OK

I like the magic, liked the little referencing the other magical worlds in each of those books maybe later in the series that collide ... but I didn't like that they all have the same story....

[Courtney]

I tried the first book and couldn't get passed the fifth chapter. The main characters act like they're 12, not 18 and 21. Their inner thoughts were so childish. I then skipped to the last book hoping that a book about prison would be a little more mature, but I hated the MC. The writing style is just not for me. It's very juvenile.

[Psyckers · Rating 3 out of 5]

With four interesting books in one, there is something for everyone who like fantasy in a school like setting. Every story is well written, though some do have 'creative' liberties in characters, settings or plot, borrowed from other well known books. Still they are entertaining enough, even though each story can be slow reading.

[Jessica Vroman · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic!!

[Cat · Rating 3 out of 5]

THE FIRE PROPHECY
Interesting - I like the mix of mythology, and heavy influence of Native American mythology/beliefs. I don't agree with Sophie's decision to keep secrets, after she so vehemently disagrees with her sister, parents, etc about being kept in the dark.

[Anthony Fratto · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this book three stars because it is well-written and written interestingly. However, this book just is not my cup of tea. It seems to me that the author is attempting to cash in on the Harry Potter craze, to imitate that just to make sales. For that reason, I did not enjoy this book.