Selena has survived the perils of the Forbidden Forest by hiding the one truth that would see her hunted to she should never have been born. Conceived in exile, marked by forbidden magic, she has learned to trust no one but herself.
But when an act of kindness exposes her existence, Selena is captured by the fae and thrust into a world of crystal palaces and dangerous temptations. Mistaken for a deadly creature and sold into captivity, she is brought before fae royalty of the Ametrine Kingdom. Execution seems certain, until two figures step Captain Vesper, a soldier bound by duty and haunted by guilt, and Prince Ambrose, a dangerously magnetic fae whose golden eyes hide as many secrets as her own.
And in the quiet hours of the night, another voice finds her—a dreamwalker who drifts into her sleep with warnings of shadows and desolation. His presence is as alluring as it is unsettling, pulling her toward a destiny she cannot yet see.
As tensions mount and loyalties blur, Selena must choose what she’s willing to risk; for freedom, for love, and for the power to claim her own destiny. Because once she has stepped into the light, there is no going back.
Amanda Followell writes dark fantasy romance tangled in shadow and longing—where love is a slow undoing and survival is sacred. Her stories slip between obsession and devotion, where broken girls claw back their power and monsters wear beautiful faces. Blending fantasy, trauma, and sexuality, Amanda’s work explores what it means to be seen, to be claimed, and to choose desire even in the dark. She lives tucked between thunderstorms and candlelight, always writing toward the ache, the edge, and the moment a girl decides she wants to burn—or burn the world.