Ashes & Rubble

With money on her mind, Karessa vows to find the prince who killed his father and several guards before escaping the palace. Prince Aeveus has a bounty for his capture, and she's readying to collect. She hires a team of Elves to track him down and discovers the prince is not the only dangerous being to worry about. Now she's wondering if she'll survive the journey. And to make matters even more complicated, she's starting to fall for a member of her team. Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Prince Aeveus escapes prison with the help of his two best friends.
Now, he has a bounty for his capture. To find the real killer and prove his innocence, they must navigate through monster-ridden forests and evade the palace guards out for justice. With little money and scarce provisions, Aeveus and his friends are running out of time. And then he meets Karessa, a young woman trying to collect the prince's bounty. His luck is about to change. Ashes & Rubble is a standalone, but the story is part of a much bigger plot.
A war is brewing, and it will take the three Elven kingdoms' collective might to prevail. The story to follow next is Empress Elmira. Her tale sparks the beginning of this impending war. Alongside her sisters and a loving wolf-shifter friend, she must decide what to do about the Elves' infiltration into her sacred homeland, and the even bigger threat of her lover's broken heart. Then you'll move on to A Heart Stained Blue, book 1 in The Colors of Our Footprints Duology, where love and loyalty will be put to the test.