{"id":23,"date":"2026-02-04T15:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:45:47","slug":"the-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"The Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TOW-Image-2-without-correct-author-name-585x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TOW-Image-2-without-correct-author-name-585x1024.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TOW-Image-2-without-correct-author-name-171x300.jpeg 171w, https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TOW-Image-2-without-correct-author-name-768x1344.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TOW-Image-2-without-correct-author-name-878x1536.jpeg 878w, https:\/\/nicolesanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TOW-Image-2-without-correct-author-name.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE THRONE OF WYRDEN SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An epic fantasy saga spanning six books, where ancient magic awakens, forgotten races return, and broken souls discover that destiny isn&#8217;t about chosen ones\u2014it&#8217;s about choosing to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book One: Ashes &amp; Starlight<\/strong><br><em>Status: Querying | Seeking representation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five hundred years ago, something shattered Seren\u2014breaking its magic, banishing its dragons, fracturing its people into fragments of what they once were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the binding is failing. And four souls are about to discover what that tagline really means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Siofra<\/strong>, a 500-year-old Fae, has spent her life hunting answers: what happened to the magic, to the dragons, to the parents who vanished without a trace. When she uncovers the truth, she discovers she isn&#8217;t just searching for answers\u2014she <em>is<\/em> the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seraphina<\/strong>, a fairy with fire she can&#8217;t fully control, carries guilt, secrets, and a power that may be far more than it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zathrian<\/strong>, an assassin with ice-blue eyes and a moral compass that wars with his profession, believes himself unworthy of anything but shadows\u2014until a Fae woman sees the king inside the killer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aoife<\/strong>, a princess whose political brilliance has been hiding in plain sight, orchestrates her own disappearance to save a kingdom that underestimates her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bound by blood, magic, and a love that doesn&#8217;t rescue but <em>reveals<\/em>, these four will face ancient evil, buried histories, and the hardest battle of all: becoming who they were meant to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Throne of Wyrden<\/em> weaves epic scope with intimate transformation\u2014stories about women who discover they are far more powerful than the world told them, men brave enough to face their own shadows, and the kind of love that doesn&#8217;t save you but shows you that you were never broken in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Epic Romantic Fantasy <strong>Themes:<\/strong> Redemption, found family, healing from trauma, political intrigue, slow-burn romance, ancient magic awakening <strong>For fans of:<\/strong> Sarah J. Maas&#8217;s emotional complexity and Rebecca Yarros&#8217;s dragon bonds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coming Soon:<\/strong> Books 2-6 of the Throne of Wyrden series<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE THRONE OF WYRDEN SERIES An epic fantasy saga spanning six books, where ancient magic awakens, forgotten races return, and broken souls discover that destiny isn&#8217;t about chosen ones\u2014it&#8217;s about choosing to rise. 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