770 years before the events of The Psalms of Fire & Fury, two reluctant allies embark on an adventure that will change their entire kingdom and send the world down a new timeline.
Sheria El-Zacharius is the highly revered and honored Mistress of Dragons of El Shadishé—feared for her blade, respected for her sworn oath to the dragon grounds, and wholly, completely, and irreversibly uninterested in diplomacy—or distractions. But when nesting dragons are slaughtered and unhatched eggs are destroyed and many stolen just before the hatching season is set to begin, Sheria is ordered by her superiors to accept aid from a foreign noble to aid in building better relations between the neighboring countries.
Unfortunately, that aid comes in the aggravatingly tall and frustratingly sarcastic form of Kerrik Dimetresco: the arrogant, silver-haired heir from the western shores of the empire. Sent to represent his country of Kalisthéma and retrieve the stolen eggs before they hatch, Kerrik is determined to prove he’s more than the man his future court remembers he once was. But navigating foreign politics, an impending economic downfall in his homeland, and Sheria’s icy disdain will prove more perilous than any challenge he’s faced before.
Not only does he arrive with a determination to prove he’s more than the rakish heir his court believes him to be, but he also brings with him a charming smirk he flashes at Sheria any time he wishes to annoy her (which is always), a golden dragon that bonds too quickly to the ice-cold and controlling woman, and far too much baggage.
As the two reluctant allies work together, they uncover a conspiracy that will unmake their world—and a passion neither expected nor wanted.
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This project (originally planned for a stand-alone but now slated as a duology) will be a romantasy with heavy and important plot elements, but ultimately driven by, and focused on, the relationship.
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While a pending title has been chosen, sometimes things change and I do not want to announce the title until I am certain it will stay. Project Wings is simply a placeholder project name for now!
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This is my first attempt at writing “just for fun” (with originally no plans to publish) and I currently do not have a projected release date.
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Without getting into spoilers, Sheria and Kerrik are the grandparents of one of the bastard Alvarian children who conquered the kingdom of Victarius (where the Psalms of Fire and Fury series take place).
The actions, and fallout, of their story directly leads to the Alvarian children rebelling against their father and leaving their continent/kingdom to find different lands to lay claim to.
Character Art
The art below is original character art created by Kristina herself and is not for sharing or use. Alongside writing for fun, Kristina has been learning Clip Studio Paint and digital art on the side for personal use and wanted to share these character pieces!
Read an ARC sample of the first few chapters!
Please note, these chapters are subject to change and adjust with final book edits and plot changes, but are provided as a means to understand the characters and plotline before the book is finished!