T. N. Hayden

When siblings 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.

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.

Perso’s Creek stands on the brink of collapse. Its king has vanished, the throne is contested, and whispers of poison, betrayal, and prophecy spread through the streets. As rival heirs prepare for a deadly melee, the fate of the kingdom rests on secrets buried in blood, lies, and long-broken vows.

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.

After losing their parents in a devastating fire, seven sisters are left with one impossible task: keep their family, their land, and their faith intact in a world determined to break them.

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.

Prince Kaleb Donnie has been raised for one purpose: to destroy the Sorceress of Legend—the woman destined to kill his father and bring ruin to the kingdom of Waden. Loyal, disciplined, and certain of his duty, Kaleb sets out to hunt the rebel threat before prophecy can be fulfilled.

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.

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.

Everyone believed Joanne Swanson died thirteen years ago. She didn’t—and her return could change everything. After surviving a brutal betrayal that nearly took her life, Joanne Swanson has lived in hiding, separated from the family she never truly knew.

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.

Oliver Barnette loves his family. That is the problem. Raised in the palace of Fedji, Oliver learned devotion before morality and obedience before choice. He loves his queen. He fears her power. He worships his father’s approval.

Love was meant to save her. It became her undoing. Born with a rare and dangerous magic, Rose Kender learned at a young age that power always demands a price.

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.

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.

Child of Royalty is an epic fantasy of identity, courage, and chosen purpose—where blood may determine birth, but character determines destiny.

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.

Princess Tara Colville has always lived between expectations and truth. By day, she is the heir to Zorba’s Reach—watched, controlled, and groomed to rule. By night, she is Cabaya, a masked warrior who fights for the people her kingdom has forgotten.

Janie Creaton has always lived between worlds. By day, she’s a young woman finding her place in a royal court that never truly accepted her. By night, she’s Strike, one of the legendary Mysterious Warriors sworn to protect the people of Ada’s Circle.

Princess Dianastace has survived horrors no one was meant to endure—imprisonment, betrayal, and a mother whose hunger for power knows no mercy. But her greatest secret isn’t her past. It’s her child.