She’s not the only one who will do anything to win…
A girl from the slums with a rare and powerful magic must win a cutthroat competition to save her family. But her greatest rival, a privileged, arrogant, and annoyingly handsome prodigy, is the one person who could expose all her secrets and ruin everything.
Where to Buy
The Elements of Kamdaria is available in nearly ALL online bookstores. The books can also be requested from your local library or your local bookstore.
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Ice Crown is a 154 page series starter to The Elements of Kamdaria. The eBook is available for FREE from the book stores below:
You can also start with Book 1 – The Elements of the Crown, as it includes the novella: Ice Crown.
Book Description for Book 1 – The Elements of the Crown
She’s not the only one who will do anything to win.
Talise has one goal: escape the desolate outer ring of the continent. To do it, she must win the emperor’s competition and become the next Master Shaper. But the academy is full of trials she never expected, not least of which is Aaden, a gifted rival from the privileged inner circle of the empire.
He’s arrogant, condescending, and far too observant. Every time they cross paths, the tension between them crackles with a heat that rivals her fire-shaping. He’s a distraction she can’t afford.
As the competition intensifies, a dark political conspiracy threatens to unravel the empire. Talise learns that winning isn’t just about her own survival, it may be the only thing that can save them all.
The Elements of the Crown is the stunning first book in the complete Elements of Kamdaria no spice epic fantasy romance series. If you like rivals to lovers, elemental magic, royal intrigue, and a tantalizing slow burn, you’ll love Kay L. Moody’s breathtaking world.
Spice Level
No Spice
All my books, including the books in The Elements of Kamdaria series, are slow burn with no spice. There’s lots of excellent kissing, romantic tension, and alllll the yearning.
What to Expect
To Expect From All My Books
- No Spice Romantasy
- Epic/High Fantasy Setting
- Adventure
- Strong Female Lead
- Royalty, especially lost princesses and hidden heirs
- Not cozy, but not too dark either
What Makes This Series Special
- Enemies to Lovers
- Secret Trainings
- Hidden Identities
- Deadly Competition
- Poverty to Power
Other Tropes in This Series
- Rivals to Lovers
- Elemental Magic
- Forbidden Love
- Rags to Riches
- Social Class Divide
- Dangerous New Power
- Tortured Hero
- Forced Proximity
- Dagger throwing lessons
- Scarred face
All Books in the Series
- Book 1: The Elements of the Crown (includes the novella, Ice Crown)
- Book 2: The Elements of the Gate
- Book 3: The Elements of the Storm
Formats Available
- eBook
- Paperback
- Hardcover (coming soon!)
The Elements of Kamdaria is available in nearly ALL online bookstores in both eBook and paperback. The books can also be requested from your local library or your local bookstore.
Hardcovers
The Elements of Kamdaria is getting hardcovers very soon! Follow the Kickstarter campaign to pledge for your copy as soon as they are available.
Excerpt from Book 1 – The Elements of the Crown
The wooden door slammed shut, locking Talise in the antechamber with the young man who had sent her there. “Please,” she said, slamming a fist against the thick wood so the guards outside would hear it. “Somebody has to listen.”
“Disrespecting your elders now, are you?” Aaden said. He leaned against the stone wall with one shoulder, still wearing his ridiculous smirk. “Welcome to the dark side.”
“How could you?” she said, grabbing his shoulders and slamming them against the wall. “Do you have any idea what you’ve done?”
He used one finger to push her away. “What I did?” he asked, raising an eyebrow. “What about what you did?”
She growled at him in response.
Folding his arms over his chest, he leaned toward her until his face came dangerously close to hers. “I deserved a chance to win just as much as you did. I needed this.” Without warning, he turned away from her and punched the wall so hard, the stone seemed to crack on the inside. “I really needed this.”
“So did I,” she said. But it seemed weak compared to his argument. His whole body was alive with passion. It came out as rage, but there was something deeper to it she could just barely discern. His whole body rocked as if he had just lost the only thing that had ever really mattered.
They stared at each other for a few seconds as understanding seemed to ignite between them. Both of them had lives so much deeper than the other person knew. They’d gone to the academy together for a few months, but they’d never really known each other in the least. In this one moment, their souls seemed to communicate to each other how important this competition was.
“I can’t go back to where I used to live,” she whispered. “I can’t.”
He glanced at her, but then he quickly looked away. Then he did it again a second time while the tips of his ears turned red. “I’m sorry about your crown,” he said. Then he reached out to her and brushed his thumb over her forearm.
Her body jolted as she instinctively pulled away. “Your skin is hot.”
“Yeah.” He ran his fingers through his hair with a lopsided smile. “Manipulating fire does that.” His spine straightened as he looked her in the eye. “It didn’t burn you, did it?”
She shook her head quickly from side to side, since she had apparently lost the ability to form words. Her skin bristled where he had touched her. On the inside, sparks went through her unlike any kind of fire she had felt before. This flame had nothing to do with manipulating elements and everything to do with touch. His touch. She tried to shake the thought away as he tucked his hands into his pockets.
“Aaden.”
His eyes lifted at the sound of her voice. A trance seemed to come over him as he stared back at her. He seemed less interested in her eyes and more interested in her lips where his name had escaped.
“Tell them what you did,” she said. “Tell them you melted my crown, and then I’ll be able to leave the Storm and live at the palace.”
The trance lifted as Aaden took a step back. “No,” he said. He turned away from her and said it more forcefully. “No, I’m sorry, but I can’t do that.”
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