Velmora's Curse

The Books of Velmora — Velmora's Curse Series

The Books of Velmora — Twelve volumes. One unbreakable curse. A world balanced on the edge of ruin.
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Book I

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Where the curse began.

Darian Veylor, the King of the Shadow Fae, is bound by a curse that cloaks his kingdom, Velmora in secrecy. His fate becomes intertwined with Selira Hawthorne, a mortal woman whose ancient Fae Queen's emerald necklace and her ancient Fae blood, accidentally opens a magical portal to his realm when her teardrop falls on her ancient emerald necklace given to her by her grandmother. This event awakens a bond, marking Selira as the potential key to Velmora's curse and the restoration of his declining kingdom. Darian confronts Selira, revealing her prophesied role and offering her power, forbidden knowledge, and immortality in exchange for her assistance. Despite her initial apprehension and a strong, immediate attraction, Selira is convinced to enter Darian's kingdom. Upon her arrival, the Fae court identifies her as the subject of an ancient prophecy, destined to either save or destroy their world. Their quest for an ancient crystal to lift the curse is constantly threatened by Lord Valerius, who desires the throne and sees Selira as an obstacle. Valerius's schemes include causing a cave-in at the Crystal Caverns, which Darian foils by protecting Selira. Their perilous journey to the Obsidian Peaks forces them into a desperate situation during a snowstorm, where they rely on each other for warmth, deepening their connection. In the Shadowfen Marsh, Darian repeatedly saves Selira from dangerous creatures. The narrative builds towards a significant emotional culmination at Eclipse Falls, preceded by a romantic interlude at Moonlit Lake, where their bond is solidified through a passionate kiss. The resolution of the story sees Selira choosing to embrace her destiny and become Darian's Queen and to become immortal. Together with the help of the Anima Lux crystal and her emerald necklace, they break the curse that has plagued Darian and his kingdom, and they restore the Shadow Fae realm of Velmora to its former glory. Selira’s decision signifies a triumph of love and destiny over fear and societal manipulation, solidifying her position as a benevolent ruler who brings balance and light back to a shadowed land.

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Book II

The Usurper

A crown forged in shadow. A legacy written in starlight.

A crown forged in shadow. A legacy written in starlight. A court ready to betray them both. Selira Hawthorne thought stepping through a portal and into the arms of the Shadow King would be the end of her story. It was only the beginning. Now immortal and newly crowned, Selira rules Velmora beside Darian Veylor, an ancient king of shadows whose power is matched only by the devotion he tries to hide from everyone but her. Their marriage is more than politics; it's a bond forged in peril, desire, and the kind of love that turns prophecy into choice. When Selira discovers her emerald necklace is the key to the lost Star Court, and proof of an ancient royal bloodline, every faction in Velmora takes notice. The Silver Court begins a whisper-campaign, turning tradition into a weapon and painting Selira's half-mortal heritage as treason. Prince Aurelian, a hidden pure-blood heir raised by the manipulative Silver Court, steps out of exile to brand Selira unworthy and Darian compromised. As whispers turn to betrayal and war stirs at the borders, Selira and Darian must chase ancient secrets through ruined magic and hostile courts… while fighting to keep their kingdom, and their hearts, from being torn apart. Because in Velmora, love is a power all its own, and the one thing their enemies never learned to fear. With traitorous lords seizing strongholds, alliances splintering behind closed doors, and assassination schemes returning to the shadows, Selira and Darian must learn who can be trusted before their court becomes a battlefield. To outmaneuver Aurelian's calculated ambition, they chase forbidden history into the Star Court ruins, only to uncover the kind of secret that once destroyed a kingdom. War is coming, and Velmora will demand more than crowns and vows. It will demand sacrifice. And if Selira and Darian can't hold onto each other while the realm fractures, they may lose not only the throne… but the one bond that makes them unstoppable.

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Book III

A Kingdom Divided

A kingdom on the brink. A queen who must choose.

Queen Selira, now immortal and ruling Velmora alongside her husband, Shadow King Darian Veylor, faces escalating internal strife following the defeat of Lord Valerius. The Fae kingdom, divided into five courts, Shadow, Moon, Thorn, Silver, and the ruined Star Court, is on the brink of renewed war, with dissent and rebellion brewing within its very walls. Loyalties fracture, and a whisper campaign, fueled by Lord Aerion, an accomplice of the defeated Valerius, sows further distrust. As Selira's power grows, so does the fear surrounding her, forcing Darian to walk a fine line between protecting his queen and maintaining order, blurring the lines of his own rule. Their precarious reign is shattered by the reawakening of King Sylverion, the ancient and original ruler of Velmora, who was betrayed and imprisoned centuries ago by the other courts who feared his power. Sylverion, a being predating the court divisions, believes Velmora was broken and seeks to reclaim all power under his sole dominion, viewing Selira, with her unique Star Blood and Shadow connection, as either a potential successor or a threat. He openly desires Selira as his bride, initiating a conflict for both the kingdom and her heart, clashing with Darian's love for her. Prince Aurelian, initially swayed by Sylverion's vision of restoration, eventually recognizes the destructive nature of his ambition. A fierce magical war erupts, marked by shadow versus starlight combat and forest ambushes, further complicated by a betrayal from someone close to Selira. Ultimately, Selira must choose between her love for Darian, embracing her full potential, or forging a new path. She establishes a united throne, a new form of rule that ends the court divisions, and reveals her pregnancy with twins, a boy of shadow and a girl of starlight, signifying a new era for Velmora.

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Book IV

The First Line

Where the curse was born.

The story unfolds across several generations, centered around Princess Taina of the Fae realm of Velmora and the powerful Emerald Amulet Necklace. The narrative begins in Velmora with Princess Taina facing a forced marriage to the tyrannical King Auren Sylverion, who seeks to control her unique blend of shadow and light magic to further his dominion. Unbeknownst to Sylverion, a conspiracy is brewing among the other Lords of Velmora, led by Lord Valerius and Lord Aerion of the Shadow and Silver Courts. They plan to use Sylverion's obsession with Taina to trap him in eternal stasis and seize power. However, Valerius's ambition extends beyond simply removing Sylverion; he intends to unleash a forbidden curse to reshape Velmora under his absolute control. The curse is unleashed during Sylverion and Taina's forced wedding ceremony, tearing reality apart and transforming Velmora into a desolate, corrupted realm teeming with shadow creatures. Faced with the destruction of her home, Taina uses the stolen Emerald Amulet necklace, which resonates with Velmora's dying magic, to open a portal and escape to the mortal world. Taina lands injured and disoriented, where she is found by Lt. Michael Hart, an air force fighter pilot. Michael's kindness and empathy provide Taina with sanctuary. She slowly recovers, adapting to mortal life and falling deeply in love with Michael. To protect their fragile happiness and her true nature, she keeps her Fae identity and immortality a secret, eventually choosing to live a mortal life with him. They build a family and have a daughter, Anna. As decades pass, Taina grapples with the pain of watching Michael and her mortal descendants age while she remains unchanged. Eventually, when Michael is frail and near death, Taina reveals her true identity as an immortal Fae princess from Velmora. Michael, despite his shock, accepts her truth with profound love and understanding. In his dying moments, he urges her to return to Velmora, emphasizing that her people need her and that the Emerald Amulet necklace is a beacon. The Emerald Amulet, having been passed down through generations of Taina's mortal descendants, finally finds its way to Selira, Taina's great-great-granddaughter. Selira, driven by a yearning to honor her ancestor's sacrifice and love, uses the amulet to open a gentle portal, bringing Taina back to a healed Velmora. Taina, immortal and fully Fae, returns to a vibrant realm, witnessing the fruition of her legacy through Selira and Darian, and their children, Nyxarion and Aelirra, who embody the new balance of light and shadow. Does Taina find a new love with Prince Aurelian of the Star Court?

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Book V

The Forgotten Flame

Shadow, starlight, and flame must unite.

The story follows the next generation of Velmora's royal family, twins Nyxarion (Nyx) and Aelirra (Aely) as ancient magic, forgotten history, and forbidden bonds begin to reshape their world. After Princess Taina's wedding unites the Five Courts, Nyx becomes obsessed with the legends of dragons and the Forgotten Flame. Drawn by a mysterious call from the Obsidian Mountains, he secretly discovers a dragon egg hidden in a volcanic cavern. When he touches it, the egg imprints on him, forging a powerful magical bond. Nyx takes the egg and hides it in the palace. When it hatches, instead of a dragon, a baby boy emerges which he names Renvar, a rare dragon shifter. Nyx and Aely raise him in secret for five years until he grows into a powerful young man with emerging dragon abilities. Meanwhile, Queen Serralyth, Renvar's true mother, infiltrates Velmora disguised as a traveler, searching for her stolen child. Her daughter, Princess Emberlyn, eventually arrives as well, fierce, fiery, and ready for war. As Renvar matures, he and Aely fall deeply in love, their magic intertwining in a dangerous but beautiful fusion of starlight and dragonfire. Nyx's own magic begins to change too, his shadows now burn with flame, hinting at a deeper destiny. When King Malrik, the Dragon King, discovers Renvar is alive and raised by Fae, he descends on Velmora with an army of dragons, believing his son was kidnapped. Tensions explode as ancient truths surface: the Fae once betrayed the dragons, stealing their sacred fire and banishing them. War looms. To stop it, Nyx seeks answers in the Obsidian Mountains, where he encounters Ignis, an ancient dragon guardian. Ignis reveals that the Forgotten Flame, a primordial force beneath Velmora, is awakening and will destroy both races unless shadow, starlight, and flame unite. Ignis chooses Nyx as a dragon rider, marking him as the bridge between Fae and Dragonkind. As dragons gather for war and the Flame stirs beneath the earth, Nyx, Aely, Renvar, and Emberlyn become the four who may either save Velmora… or ignite its end.

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Book VI

Stealth and Shadows

A hidden bloodline. A long-buried betrayal.

The story is a thrilling fantasy adventure filled with fae royalty, dragon shifters, prophecy, family secrets, and the high-stakes collision of magic and the modern world. A hidden bloodline. A long-buried betrayal. A power awakening beneath the neon lights of Las Vegas. When an ancient prophecy reveals that Queen Selira's long-lost twin brother is still alive in the mortal world, the royal family of Velmora is thrown into turmoil. Kenny (Hawthorne) Smith was never meant to grow up human, and his son, Major James (Hawthorne) Smith, USAF, a quantum physicist working in Area 51 in Nevada, was never meant to remain unaware of the dangerous magic sleeping in his blood. But a deception at birth shattered their destiny, and now the truth is coming for them. As strange powers begin to stir, Prince Nyxarion, Princess Aelirra, and their dragon-shifter mates, Renvar and Emberlyn, must cross the veil into the human realm to protect the family they never knew they had. In a world of military secrets, hidden surveillance, and dangerous ambition, the Smith bloodline becomes the target of forces determined to control its power. With enemies closing in and two worlds on the brink of collision, the family must uncover the truth behind the curse that has haunted them for generations. Because what was once hidden in shadow can no longer stay concealed.

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Book VII

The Shadow Incursion

Two worlds. One war. Everything to lose.

Peace shatters when Earth's military tears open a path into Velmora and turns Jim Hawthorne's past into a weapon. Once a brilliant U.S. air force major, quantum physicist, now an immortal Fae, Jim has finally found what he never believed he could have: a home, a family, and a love worth dying for. But when ruthless ambition unleashes corrupted shadow-soldiers, deadly invasions, and a war that threatens to consume both realms, Jim is forced to confront the terrifying power of his own legacy. As battle lines ignite and the woman he loves stands in the path of destruction, he must master dangerous new abilities, outwit an enemy armed with stolen science, and risk everything to protect the future he has only just begun to claim. Darkly romantic, fiercely emotional, and packed with breathtaking action, The Shadow Incursion is a sweeping fantasy of love, sacrifice, and war between worlds.

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Book VIII

Blood of the Dragon-Star

Born of three bloodlines. Destined to transcend them all.

Major Jim Smith, USAF, a quantum physicist now immortal and living in the Fae Realm of Velmora, and his Fae wife, Erlinda, welcome a son, Samuel "Sam" Smith. Born a once-in-an-age Triple-Blood heir, human, Fae, and dragon. Sam is more than the sum of three bloodlines. He is a new kind of being whose very existence defies the laws of reality. From infancy, the world responds to him. Storms still when he cries, portals stabilize in his presence, and ancient magic stirs as if recognizing something older and greater than prophecy ever imagined. As Sam grows, his shadow-and-starlight dragon magic, ancestral memory, and instinctive connection to the realms make him both miracle and threat. Ancient factions, dragon rulers, prophecy fanatics, and even human scientists fear what he may become, while Jim realizes the prophecy has been misunderstood: Sam is not meant to destroy the veil between worlds, but to transcend it. At its heart, the story is about a little boy struggling to belong while carrying impossible power, and the parents determined to raise him with kindness, love, and restraint, knowing the future of every realm may depend on the goodness of his soul.

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Book IX

The First Oath

Before the crown. Before the curse. Before everything.

Before he was King Darian Veylor, he was a reckless boy with a talent for trouble. Before Kaelen stood at his side as the Captain of the Guards, he was the Fae child blamed for every disaster Darian caused and the one who followed him into danger anyway. From stolen horses in the Whispering Woods to the haunted depths of the Crystal Caverns, from whispered prophecies and hidden Fae bargains to blood spilled in Shadowfin Marsh, their bond is forged across years of mischief, sacrifice, and impossible choices. But as old wards begin to fail and the curse at the heart of Velmora stirs, the adventures of childhood become the first steps toward a kingdom's ruin. Now Lord Valerius is moving in the shadows, King Sylverion stands on the edge of a fate worse than death, and Darian must face the truth he has been running from all his life: the crown of Velmora will cost him everything. As loyalty is tested, magic fractures, and the throne itself begins to tremble, Kaelen and Darian will discover whether friendship is strong enough to survive the making of a king. Book 9 of the Velmora's Curse series, this is the story of how a prince became a king, how a boy became the man sworn to protect him, and how both were changed forever before the crown ever touched Darian's brow.

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Book X

The Throne of Fire and Scale

Power must be earned. A kingdom must be forged.

Set in the Fae realm of Velmora, this story follows King Malrik and Queen Serralyth, dragon shifters who dwell in Ashwood's Obsidian Mountains, and tells how they became the first true rulers of Dragonkind. Rather than simply inheriting the throne, Malrik must earn it through trial, conflict, and sacrifice. Serralyth is not merely his queen, but an equal force in the kingdom's rise, shaping its future through intelligence, political instinct, and vision. At its heart, the story is about the founding of dragon rule: the clan rivalries, the struggle to unite divided peoples, and the first forging of dragon law and tradition. Malrik begins as a warrior who believes strength alone is enough, but he must grow into a ruler who understands that power without restraint can destroy everything he loves. Serralyth begins as a survivor, someone sharpened by caution and strategy, and becomes a queen who chooses not only survival, but legacy, helping build something greater than any one clan. Their romance unfolds as a slow-burn arc: rivals, then reluctant allies, then partners who earn one another's respect, build trust under pressure, and finally forge love in the crucible of war. The central themes emphasize the difference between power and worthiness, love as both alliance and transformation, the cost of uniting fractured peoples, and the making of myth. This is also the story of how rulers become guarded, feared, and fiercely protective as they age, because of all they have sacrificed to create something meant to endure.

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Book XI

The Heirs of Chaos

The era of pranks is over. The era of the heirs has begun.

The peace of Velmora was never meant to last. For generations, the royal bloodlines of Fae, dragon, shadow, and starlight have fought curses, betrayals, forbidden magic, and wars between realms. But nothing has prepared Velmora for the three young heirs born from its greatest legacies, and its most dangerous magic. Noctis, Solaris, and Sorren were born within hours of one another, each carrying a volatile inheritance that should have been impossible. Noctis is shadow and dragonfire, arrogant, calculating, and born to command. Solaris is starlight and charm, clever enough to talk his way into trouble and dangerous enough to survive it. Sorren is raw chaos itself, explosive, unpredictable, and powerful beyond anyone's control. Together, they are a disaster waiting to happen. As children, they shattered nurseries, staged impossible palace pranks, stole forbidden sweets, raced dragons through hidden canyons, and turned the royal court into a battleground of mischief and magic. But their reckless games begin to reveal something far more dangerous than youthful rebellion. Their powers do not merely clash, they connect. Shadow, starlight, dragon blood, and Fae Fire are forming a bond no one fully understands, and every prank, every wager, every forbidden experiment pulls them closer to a prophecy buried in Velmora's darkest history. When an accidental portal jump tears open the way to the Uncharted Territories, the heirs discover the truth no one wanted them to face. Beyond the protected borders of Velmora waits a realm of living darkness, void-beasts, ancient dragon remnants, and corrupted magic hungry for royal blood. The Boundary Stones are weakening. The old seals are cracking. Something ancient is waking in the void, and it has been waiting for heirs powerful enough to open the door. Then Virella arrives. Beautiful, ruthless, and impossible to ignore, the dragon-shifter from the Northern Draconic Isles steps into their lives like a spark thrown into dry timber. She sees through their arrogance, manipulates their rivalry, and understands their power better than they do. Bound by rivalry, blood, prophecy, and a dangerous new magic that punishes them when they turn against one another, the heirs are dragged from palace mischief into a war older than their kingdoms. The Void does not fear princes. It does not fear crowns. It does not fear power divided by pride. But it may fear chaos united. Because the era of pranks is over. The era of the heirs has begun. And Velmora will either be saved by their chaos… or destroyed by it.

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Book XII

Velmora’s Curse: The Final Gate

The final gate is opening. Light and shadow will decide the fate of every realm.

Step into a world where ancient magic, royal intrigue, and the fate of realms collide in the breathtaking conclusion to the Velmora’s Curse series. As the ancient Void threatens to consume Velmora, only the courage of a disgraced daughter and the power of newborn twins—one of shadow, one of starlight—stand between salvation and annihilation. When the prison holding two vengeful prisoners shatters, darkness floods the land. Virella, the exiled daughter of the realm’s greatest villain, must decide if she will be the key to the world’s destruction or its last hope. As King Darian and Queen Selira fight to protect their unborn children, alliances are forged and betrayals revealed. The fate of Velmora hinges on sacrifice, love, and the strength to defy destiny itself. Rich with Fae, dragons, mortals, and magic as beautiful as it is dangerous, this is a story about breaking cycles, forging new legacies, and choosing your own fate. Velmora’s Curse: The Final Gate is the twelfth and final book in the series. Will the light and shadow within Velmora’s heirs save the world, or doom it forever?

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Book XIII
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Velmora's Curse: The Unbound Crown

True power lies not in domination — but in unity that preserves every individual voice.

Velmora's Curse – The Unbound Crown follows Noctis, Solaris, and Sorren as the living magic beneath Velmora awakens and reveals that their powers are not possessions, but parts of an ancient design. Joined by the twins Inessa and Draven, the three heirs discover a forgotten kingdom suspended between Velmora's two moons. Its displaced people, led by Queen Lysara, yearn to return, but restoring their realm would destroy modern Velmora. The five are tested by prophecy, family betrayal, visions of ruin, and the seductive promise of absolute power. Virella warns them that magic demands a terrible price, while Eva urges them to surrender their identities and merge into a single vessel. Divided between protecting the living and rescuing the forgotten, the heirs nearly destroy both worlds through fear and mistrust. At last, they reject the false choice between sacrifice and destruction. Combining shadow, starlight, dragon-fire, empathy, and disciplined will, they forge a third realm between the moons, giving the lost people a home without erasing Velmora. The creation permanently changes the five, who accept their place as the Unbound Crowns, guardians of the celestial bridge between the old world and the new. Their victory ends the cycle of inherited fear and proves that true power lies not in domination or self-erasure, but in unity that preserves every individual voice.

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Book XIV
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Velmora's Curse: The Stolen Prince

A stolen son. A lost brother. A destiny no enemy can control.

Kenny Smith has survived his entire life on impossible luck, but when that luck erupts into terrifying, reality-bending power, a secret military program in Area 51 drags him into a white room and prepares to tear him apart for answers. His son, Major Jim Smith, a quantum physicist trapped between duty and blood, uncovers a truth more dangerous than any government secret: Kenny is not entirely human, not an anomaly, and not who he has always believed himself to be. He is the twin brother of Queen Selira of Velmora. He is a stolen prince and the key to a power capable of ripping open the barrier between worlds. That means that his son, Jim, is also not entirely human and his Fae powers are starting to evolve. Rescued by dragon shifter Prince Ren, Fae Prince Nyx, Fae Princess Aely, and dragon shifter Princess Ember, Kenny escapes through a portal with Jim and the group, only to face an even crueler imprisonment: a past built on forged records, a dead infant's identity, and the lies of Toni Smith, the mortal woman he loved as his mother. Hospital ledgers, a locked box, and a silver bracelet expose the devastating truth. Toni stole him from the delivery room during his birth. She saw his eyes glow and knew he was not human. Having recently lost her newborn son, she switched him with a dead infant also delivered on the same night. Now Kenny must decide whether her memory can survive the betrayal that shaped every moment of his life. In Velmora, his dormant magic awakens with violent force, his legendary luck deserts him, and a hostile court questions whether a man raised among mortals has any right to stand beside a queen as a prince of Velmora. Only Vera, a crystal-worker who can see the fractures in both his power and his heart, offers him a path toward control. But back in the mortal realm, Colonel Dunlap is already coming. Armed with stolen portal magic from Nyx's shadows and an invading force, he tears open the gateway to Velmora and unleashes a war for Kenny's blood, his family, and the future of both realms. To stop him, Kenny must become the one thing he has spent his life denying: a prince powerful enough to close the door between worlds.

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