Forbidden love. Agony. Heartbreak.

Sidelle never wanted to be a fairy princess. Sick of living as a royal, Sidelle longs for something more to satisfy her craving for adventure and her desire to see the world. Then a prisoner is thrown into the cells of the Summer Court’s castle.

Finnegan is a Winter Fairy, a sworn enemy of Sidelle’s people. Yet opposites attract, and Sidelle can’t resist the challenge of cracking Finn’s cold exterior. Her attempts to break Finn’s walls ends up getting her into a situation that goes from bad to worse; the more she speaks with Finn, the more Sidelle finds herself falling in love.

A forbidden romance develops between her and Finn, and their friendship turns into a love story between sun and snow that’s as star crossed as it is passionate

Then tragedy strikes, and Finn’s life is at stake. To save him, Sidelle has to make a life-changing sacrifice, one she will eternally regret and that will change her forevermore.

The second novella in the Enlighten series, Fires & Fairies is a young adult urban fantasy short featuring fae royals, a secret romance, and a strong heroine. Readers of all ages will take a journey through this emotional fantasy tale that’s packed with action and adventure by USA Today best-selling author Kristin D. Van Risseghem.

This title used to be called: The Masquerade, an Altar, & a Fairy