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Forged in the Dying Light
Word Count: ~ 105,000
Princess Emily has never had a normal childhood. Raised in a gilded cage of isolation, every curtsy and soft-spoken word is a performance. However, her world shatters when two daring boys slip past the palace guards, offering friendship, comic books, and late-night stories of rebellion. The late nights whispering over tales of civil wars with defiant heroes awaken something dangerous: questions.
Was Emily truly female, or was that the identity forced upon him by his mother? Should he stay complicit in a legacy built on chains and blood? If freedom will kill his country, does his country deserve to survive?
But Norfarland is a kingdom gilded by tradition and propped up by countless slaves. It will take more than the protests of a quiet heir to change.
As the fires of rebellion threaten to burn the entire kingdom to the ground, Emily stands on the edge of a choice that could shatter everything. Will he have the courage to leap?
A dark, sweeping science-fantasy of identity, rebellion, and the fire born when one child refuses to bow to a dying empire.
Five Years Old Is Too Young to Fend for Yourself
Word Count: ~ 10,000
Princess Emily Ericsson was five years old when she made the mistake of calling the wrong woman Mom. A mistake that cost her freedom, her safety, and, more importantly, the only adults she ever trusted.
This is not the tale of a child being saved, but rather of the lessons learned when the only alternative is potential death.
It all started with one innocent question from a princess who had never met another child.
“Daddy, can I meet Jack and Kyle?”
Five Years Old Is Too Young to Fend for Yourself is a dark fantasy novelette told through the fractured perspective of a child and the bitter clarity of memory. It explores emotional neglect, coercive control, and survival in a world where gods rule, only for children to pay the price.
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Coming in the How to Make a King Series
Title: Stolen from Me
Release Date: September 28th, 2026
Word count: ~ 35,000
POV Character: Michael Ericsson
Michael has been married to Lloyd for 5 years now. What started as an obligation had bloomed into a love in which could never last. For Lloyd might be his husband, but he wasn’t the love of Lloyd’s life.
Title: Wings Torn from an Angel
Release Date: March 28th, 2027
Word Count: ~ 80,000
POV Character: Lilith Ericsson
The Evil Queen Ernesta cared only for efficiency, even if it cost hundreds of lives. Princess Lilith never wanted to become like her mother. However, the world had other plans and landed her in the hands of a man who sees her as less than human.
Title: Annealed in Shattered Dreams
Release Date: 2028
Word Count: ~ 120,000
POV Character: Lloyd Ericsson
Working Title: A Family Worth Hell
Release Date: 2029
Word Count: ~ 70,000
POV Character: Michael Ericsson
Working Title: Ground in Slow Rebellion
Release Date: 2030
Word Count: ~ 120,000
POV Character: Lloyd Ericsson
Working Title: Becoming the Devil
Release Date: 2031
Word Count: ~ 70,000
POV Character: Michael Ericsson
Working Title: The Establishment of a Slave Nation
Release Date: 2032
Word Count: ~ 185,000
POV Character: Rose Ericsson
Working Title: Hardened by Lives Lost
Release Date: 2033
Word Count: ~ 185,000
POV Character: Lloyd Ericsson
Working Title: Freedom Hard Won
Release Date: 2034
Word Count: ~ 190,000
POV Character: Rose Ericsson
Working Title: Tempered by Loved Ones
Release Date: 2035
Word Count: ~ 200,000
POV Character: Lloyd Ericsson
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