J.F.O. Black

She chose the monster. Now she has to survive what's waking inside him. Lyra Verren and Kael Ravaryn should be dead. Instead, they're running through a kingdom bleeding with corruption, across lands where the rivers run black, and the earth itself is dying. The rebellion believes in them.

The Algorithm, the all-knowing system that pairs every citizen with their perfect match. No heartbreak. No choice. No mistakes. But when Pete Alvarez, a restless slacker, and Jane Iqbal, a logic-bound prodigy, are labeled “unmatchable,” they become living errors in a flawless world.

A treaty sealed in iron. A secret that could shatter it. The war between Scorched Ridge and Whisperwind Vale would be swift, brutal, and catastrophic for both sides. So the orc High Chieftain and the elven king choose a different weapon: a marriage.

A rebel with the power of life. A hunter powered by infernal fire. They were made to destroy each other, but the world needs them to unite. For Lyra Verren, the Fern Fox, freedom is measured in soil and silence, the only things left untouched by King Vaelor’s ash-dusted tyranny.