Originally featured in the Indie Author Collective’s anthology Darker than Dark: Fairytales for the Unloved, this haunting tale will return as a full-length novel in 2027—launching Book One of the Aetherial Asides series.
Elora, the blue goblin princess of Pedora, was never meant to survive her uncle’s obsession. Declared his soulmate by twisted prophecy, the Goblin King will destroy anyone who dares to love her—but when he sends his treant assassin to retrieve her, Thorne chooses devotion over duty. Together, Elora and Thorne rally the broken kingdom against tyranny, forging a bond deeper than magic beneath the stars. Yet even love cannot shield her from the darkness that follows, and when the Goblin King strikes, something ancient stirs within her—something that does not take kindly to being claimed. What blooms in the aftermath will change Pedora forever.
Series Blurb
In the kingdom of Pedora, magic pulses through bloodlines, and love is as dangerous as prophecy. Aetherial Asides is a romantasy series of interconnected tales—each one steeped in myth, longing, and the tangled roots of power. From forbidden soulbonds and treant warriors to blooming vengeance and ancient secrets, every book stands alone yet threads into a larger tapestry of legacy and transformation.
It begins with Whispers of the Goblin Heart, where a goblin princess defies fate and finds love in rebellion. The story continues with her daughter, Sylven, whose journey will awaken forces older than the crown—and test what it means to inherit magic born of ruin and devotion.