Showing results by author "T. N. Hayden" in All Categories

For generations, Solapin has lived under the shadow of dragons, curses, and ancient betrayals. The Dragon King and Dragon Queen—once thought defeated—are rising again, and their return threatens to plunge the world into fire and ruin. The prophecy is clear: Only the tears of an innocent can save Solapin. As long-buried secrets resurface, old wounds reopen, and bloodlines collide, those once shaped by destiny must face the cost of their past choices. Heroes thought lost return, villains hide behind familiar faces, and the line between curse and salvation grows dangerously thin.

Born with red eyes—and a fate she never chose—Wren Appleton has spent her life hidden from the world. Cursed children are feared in Najos, whispered about in legends and hunted in the dark. To protect her and everyone else, Wren’s parents raised her deep in the forest, where animals were her only companions and solitude her only safety.

She grew up a tavern girl with knives in her hands. She was born a princess with a kingdom in her blood. Bree Long has always survived by skill, wit, and grit. Disguised as a cabin boy, she wins contests, sails dangerous waters, and risks everything to protect the people she loves. Royal courts and crowns were never part of her dreams—freedom was. Then the truth shatters everything she knows.

Born to blood and the sea, Richelle Paken was raised to be a weapon. At eighteen, she is already feared across the waters—a ruthless pirate shaped by cruelty, survival, and her mother’s iron will. Her younger sister Angela, gentler and unwilling to kill, is everything Richelle is not. When the sisters are betrayed, tortured, and left to die, their violent past finally catches up with them. Rescued by the mysterious Protectors of Alfani—Guardians, cursed beings, and warriors bound to ancient laws—the sisters are given a chance no one has ever offered them before: mercy.

Raised in privilege and sworn to the king, Sage Little has spent his life believing the world is divided cleanly between loyalty and treason, nobility and common blood. When he is sent undercover to infiltrate a growing rebellion, he expects to expose criminals and return a hero. Instead, he meets Sparrow. Kind, courageous, and fiercely devoted to her family, Sparrow lives under the weight of unjust laws that strip common people of protection and dignity. As Sage is drawn deeper into her world—and into her heart—everything he has ever believed begins to fracture.

Redemption is never earned alone. Once feared as a ruthless pirate, Richelle Paken has spent years forging herself into something better—something worthy of mercy, loyalty, and leadership. As the head of Ruccis, she and her allies have made it their mission to protect those bound to prophecy and stand against the evil left in its wake. But when word reaches her that her parents are imprisoned in Ruest, a pirate kingdom no one has ever escaped, Richelle is forced to confront the one truth she can’t outrun: her past is not finished with her yet.

Fia Broxen was born with red eyes—the mark of a curse feared across the land. Legends say those born cursed will one day destroy what they love…unless one among them can break the curse for all. Raised in safety at Socolla School, Fia has spent her life proving she is more than the fate written for her. Her magic is powerful, unpredictable, and dangerous—but she believes curses are not destiny. As her twenty-first birthday approaches, the truth of who she is begins to awaken, and the world takes notice.

On her twenty-first birthday, Nicki wakes in another world—one ruled by cruelty, masks, and a royal family she never knew existed. Cursed as a child, Nicki is revealed to be one of The Four, prophesied figures destined to shape the fate of the realm of Kama. Torn from her husband, her faith, and the life she loved, she must navigate a palace built on lies, oppression, and blood—while hiding the truth of who she really is. When rebels rise, secrets surface, and the man she loves is dragged into the same nightmare, Nicki faces an impossible choice.

When Derrick and his sister arrive at a restored ancient castle for a quiet getaway, they expect history, beauty… maybe a few harmless ghost stories. What they don’t expect is to be watched, followed, and marked. The Thornton family died centuries ago—but one of them never stopped killing. As disappearances mount and the walls themselves seem to breathe with malice, Derrick uncovers the truth about Jake Thornton, a murderer whose spirit survives by stealing pieces of the living. Trapped in a place where the dead lie, deceive, and hunt, the siblings must outwit a ghost who cannot be killed.

Megan Broxley has always believed destiny should be a choice, not a sentence. But when she is ripped from her family and forced into the grasp of a powerful lord obsessed with claiming her, she realizes her life has never truly been her own. Trapped, hunted, and stripped of freedom, Megan must find the courage to fight a future she never agreed to.

Jerrika Little was born into power—but never into love. Scarred by cruelty, mocked for her appearance, and dismissed by her own mother, she grows up knowing one truth above all else: beauty decides worth in Perso’s Creek, and she has none. As a Soldata trainee, Jerrika learns to wield weapons and discipline—but it is her heart that defies the kingdom most. Drawn to compassion, justice, and forbidden love, she begins to question the very system she is meant to protect.

Elaine Turner lost everything in a single night—her mother, her brother, and the boy she loved. Taken into the royal palace under the guise of protection, she instead became a prisoner, bound by a crown, a forced marriage, and years of brutal abuse. By day, Elaine is a princess in silks and smiles. By night, she is something far more dangerous—a woman with forbidden magic, trained in shadows, and clinging to the hope that her best friend Gianna will come for her.

Gianna Russell watched her father die when she was six years old—his murder bound to white fire, royal magic, and a war the world insists is over. Taken into Shadow World, she was trained alongside six other children to become something more than human… and far more lethal. Now grown, Gianna leads a daring abduction that captures the heirs of two kingdoms—including a crown prince who was never meant to be part of the plan. Lachlan Asimar is honorable, unbreakable, and far too human to be just another pawn.

Before he became a villain, he was a son. Before the world feared him, he was broken. Prince Jadon Bellanthrop was raised to heal, protect, and lead with honor—until his father killed while wielding forbidden magic and lost his soul. When Jadon defied him to save his unborn sister, the cost was everything: his mother’s life, his freedom, and his identity. Controlled by dark magic, tortured into obedience, and forced to command an army built on terror, Jadon becomes the monster the world will one day call Jadon the Sadistic. But in his dreams, he is something else entirely.