Millstone: Book One

Caressa Bloom has everything money can buy, a forty-million-dollar mansion, the coveted title of heir to the trillion-dollar pharmaceutical empire, BWC, and a mother poised to become the next President of the United States.But the night her mother publicly announces Caressa’s surprise engagement; the glittering life becomes a prison. Betrothed to Kaine Fomorian, a figure as alluring as he is terrifying, Caressa finds herself bound to a legacy of cryptic blood covenants, and secret Orders. Kaine does not court her, he claims her, and the darkness surrounding him whispers of a destiny she never asked for.Then, the world shatters. Overnight, every adult vanishes. Only a remnant remains, those under eighteen, most carrying quiet ties to BWC. As fear ripples through the empty streets of Millstone, Caressa uncovers the first thread of the truth: this was not an accident, but an echo of something ancient.Her search leads her through a hidden portal into Tearrna, an enchanted realm of breathtaking magic and impossible beauty. And there, she meets Hamelin, a haunting violinist.A beautiful god woven from myth, with eyes full of secrets… and a pull she cannot explain.But Tearrna is no sanctuary.Here, Caressa is not a guest, she is the enemy, the daughter of an evil conglomerate whose name is spoken like a curse. And if she ever hopes to return home, save her siblings, or break free from Kaine’s tightening claim, she must Prove herself worthy to a world that has already judged her guilty. And decide which fate is more perilous, the dark prince who owns her future…or the mystical god who may own her heart.