Rule #1: Never bargain with the fae.Rule #2: Never fall for the enemy. The only shepherd in a family of warriors, Otec is humiliated when all his brothers leave to fight a war while he stays home to protect the women and children. But things start to look up when he meets the beautiful and dangerous Matka. Until she betrays him. Now on the run and dodging enemies, Otec quickly learns there is more to the war than a mere mortal could comprehend. To survive, he must team up with the very woman who betrayed him. And if they are to have any chance of saving his people, they'll have to make an impossible bargain with the fae. But all dark magic has a price. Can Otec become the warrior he was never meant to be? Will he protect his people and the women he refuses to love? Or will he lose everything to wicked bargains and the ravages of war? Read Of Ice and Snow to find out! ~Three immortal queens. A dying magic. A world to save . . . The FAIRY QUEENS SAGA is far more than a simple fairytale retelling. It's a deep dive into the mythology surrounding Hans Christian Andersen's THE SNOW QUEEN. An origin story, the Fairy Queens Saga tells the stories of the Winter Queen (Ilyenna), her rival (Nelay), and Ilyenna's daughter (Elice). Reading order: 1. Of Ice and Snow (Ilyenna's parents) 2. Winter Queen (Ilyenna's story) 3. Of Fire and Ash (prequel novella for Nelay's story) 4. Summer Queen (Nelay's story) 5. Of Sand and Storm (spin off novel) 6. Daughter of Winter (Elice and Adar, star-crossed lovers desperate to escape the Winter Queen) 7. Winter's Heir (Ilyenna, Nelay, Elice, and Adar all come together for the final showdown. Will they destroy each other or find a way to work together to save their dying world?)