Marie finally makes her first appearance in the royal court. But as if her engagement to Caleb wasn’t enough of a mess, King Leo has a startling announcement to make.

Each night in her new apartment, Annabelle has the same strange experience: a voice calling her name. The landlord tells her not to worry, but the mysterious disappearance of the previous tenant suggests this is nothing new.

Marie prepares to meet the royal court, and Queen Ariana implores her to heed her advice.

A storm gathers on the horizon, dark and inevitable, but every storm ends. What does it take to survive it?

Marie and Caleb return to the place where it all began — and find themselves preparing for the beginning of something new.

The most beautiful things are often the ones we least expect. As we know them, the Sun and the Moon aren’t meant to be together, but what if they were? What if the sky was big enough for them both to shine in spite of their differences?

Authors Note: This short story, “The Sun and the Moon”, is based on a poem of the same title, which is featured at the bottom of this page. Each italicized line within the story is taken directly from the original poem.

Now that Marie has met Caleb’s family, it’s his turn to meet hers. How, she wonders, will the Crown Prince fare in the world of the ordinary?

When Billie and Elijah arrive at their friend’s home, all they expect is a cozy visit. Instead, they find an unfinished painting whose artist is nowhere in sight.

After a tense meeting with the King and Queen, Marie finally finds herself within the walls of Caleb’s world. As he shows her the palace beyond its gates and guards, she begins to understand the full reality of the doors now open to her.

Marie and Caleb take a trip up to Martinez Palace, as it comes time for Marie to meet the King and Queen.

After months of sneaking around, Caleb and Marie’s time alone is finally up.

Just under a week after the unexpected events of the New Years Eve party, Marie and Caleb meet again. This time, they get a chance to know each other better, and Marie learns of Caleb’s plans for his future.

Marie begrudgingly attends the annual New Year’s Eve party at the palace, only to find that it’s the answer to a question she’s been asking herself for months: Who was the mystery boy on the dock?

A young Marie Jonas meets a mysterious but familiar boy on the dockside, but she never manages to catch his name.

Siblings Kennedy and Lucius Abaddon spend a morning together during Lucius’s weekend home from university.

When two young boys use an Ouija board in an attempt to contact them, a group of ghosts reflect on when and why they choose to (or, more likely, choose not to) interact with the people they haunt.

After receiving devastating news from his king, Morado Dove—young military general and the eldest of five children—must make a sacrifice to do what’s best for his family.

In early 1879, Roger Townsend returns home from his daily outing only to be informed that the clock is ticking on his time to marry. Soon enough, the choice will no longer be his.

Ophelia is looking for a place to feel a sense of satisfaction as her world changes around her. When she stumbles upon a hidden cave near her childhood home, she meets someone who may finally be able to give her that.

Young Orion has always dreamed of going sailing with his father, and now, he finally gets to. Under the light of the stars, he falls in love with the ocean all over again.