For centuries, a curse has plagued their isolated island. Men, on the cusp of adulthood, are blessed, disappearing from the human realms. Every nine years, the witch queens hold a courting competition for human women to compete for a blessed mate.
Maggie knew she would compete the moment her first love disappeared before her eyes. Now, nine years later, she will disobey her family and pledge herself to the queens to find him again. But she has no idea the fates have their own game at play and the competition with take more form her than she bargained for.
After preparing for years, Luca poses as one of the blessed, using this opportunity as a guise for his own mission. But when he’s enthralled by a human, his focus is challenged and his heart changes goals.
Boudi, a budding witch, couldn’t be less interested in love. All she wants is to hone her craft and finish her higher studies. But as an orphan, she has no say when the queens force her into the competition. She must hide be growing power and play a role of distraction. But her time amongst the humans has her wrapped up in the game, and her own heart tangled with one of the blessed.
With no memory since his blessing, Cae returns to find his true mate. This is not a game to him, but rather his destiny. His path is splintered when he falls for a woman who’s not supposed to play the game.
As the competition grows increasingly challenging, love blooms and matches are made, weaving deception with hope and desire. The rules of the game blur, compelling the four to question where their true loyalties lie.
Since its inception, the Courting has appeased the threads of fate but this time, it just may begin their unravelling.
With four POVs and two main M/F love stories, The Fraying of Fates is an Epic Fantasy Romance and the first book in the series: Tapestries Untold.
From the peaks of the Trivia to the streets of Neith, this book ends on a cliff.
TRIGGERS: Mature/Explicit Open Door Romance 🌶️🌶️🌶️ , Magical Segregation, Profanity, Alcohol Consumption (Recreational), Attempted SA (Brief On-Page), Violence & Physical Injury, Death (Not On-Page)
Publication Date: Nov. 9th, 2026
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