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She was sent to learn. She never expected to fall for her teacher.Blaize has just passed her first trial as an energetic, mastering the power of fire. Now she's sent halfway across the world to train in her second energy under the brilliant—and infuriatingly guarded—Maven, Cuinn.Cuinn has spent years keeping his emotions under control. But his recurring visions of a devastating future all point to one impossible truth: Blaize is at the centre of a prophecy that could determine the fate of every energetic alive.As danger closes in, Blaize's training becomes a race against time. Yet the greatest threat may be the secrets they refuse to share. Trust doesn't come easily, and the growing attraction between teacher and student only makes the stakes higher.If they can't learn to trust each other, they won't just lose their chance at love—they could lose everything.Blaize and the Maven is the first novel in an addictive paranormal romance series filled with elemental magic, slow-burn romance, found family, and unforgettable characters. Perfect for readers who love powerful heroines, rich magic systems, and romance that grows alongside the adventure.

Earth meets fire in this exciting friends-to-lovers romance, where Tierra and Fintan must untangle a dangerous prophecy - and their relationship.Caught at the centre of a dramatic prophecy, the safety that Tierra has wrapped around herself for the last few decades of her long life has been shattered. On top of that, her long-standing crush on her best friend has turned into something she can no longer ignore. Always happier looking after others, she finds she needs to step out of her comfort zone, and fast. She's a Master in both her energies - if she can just remember how to use them.Fintan loves the thrill of danger, risk and battle. But the prophecy doesn't just include him, it includes his friends - the only people he calls family. He's ready to fight to protect them, but what he isn't ready for is for the idea of Tierra in danger.A mysterious teenager seems to have the key to some of the prophecy's secrets. Tierra is a lot better suited than Fintan to coaxing the information out of the frightened girl - but that's going to put Tierra smack in the middle of the fight.Is Tierra brave enough to put herself front and centre in the conflict?And is Fintan hero enough to let her?

Opposites attract when a wild water energetic must work with an experienced but damaged air energetic to save their friend from being destroyed by a mysterious illness. Nixie likes fun, creating art, and sex, and not necessarily in that order. When her beloved cousin – the reliable one in the family - warns Nixie that she's needed to help prevent a world-ending prophecy becoming a reality, Nixie just wants to flee.   When serious and scholarly Jeb discovers he's part of the prophecy, he resolves to stick right where he's been for decades, in his Guild, where he's able to contain the devastating half of his powers. But when one of their friends gets sick with a strange and sinister illness, they're both going to have to step up, however reluctantly. If Jeb invites wild water energetic Nixie into his life, will he lose his hard-won control? If Nixie surrenders to Jeb's grounding effect on her, will she end up trapped by duty to the prophecy? And if their opposite natures combine, will they balance each other out - or destroy each other? Nixie and the Healer is the third in The Energetics Series, where friends and lovers must endure lethal magics and decipher deadly mysteries to survive.