Check them out! While I wish she had an LGBTQ main character she does have multiple LGTBQ relationships with side characters. Shared Universe, Fantasy Romance, Stand Alone Novels About Young Women and their Unexpected Romances with Magical Men MARRIED TO MAGIC (one out with more standalone planned, a little bit of spice in this one so many more NA than YA) Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Action/Adventure, Coming of Age, Romance Set in the future of the Air Awakens world) Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Adventure, Coming of Age, Slow Burn RomanceĪ TRIAL OF SORCERERS (book 1 out, more to come, LOVED this one and dying to read the next one. Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Romance, Sword & Sorcery, Coming of AgeĪIR AWAKENS: VORTEX CHRONICLES (just starting this series but loving it so far. She has a few YA series, here are a few with the descriptions from her website:ĪIR AWAKENS (Avatar the Last Airbender like magic, dark broody prince with a light-hearted younger brother, amazing world-building and relationships) **A TRIAL OF SORCERERS is set in the Air Awakens universe, but is it's own unique story.I recently discovered an author - Elise Kova - on tiktok and a quick search showed that her books are rarely mentioned here. No one expected the candidates might not make it out with their lives.Ī Trial of Sorcerers is the first book in a brand new, young adult, epic fantasy for readers who love stories involving: sorcerer competitions, slow-burn romance, adventures to distant lands, and elemental magic. A Trial of Sorcerers is the first book in a brand new, young adult, epic fantasy series intended for readers who love stories involving: sorcerer competitions, slow-burn romance, adventures to distant lands, and elemental magic.

She wasn't ready for what it would cost her. As she comes into the spotlight, so too do the skeletons of a past she hadn't even realized was haunting her.Įira went into the trials ready for a fight. She's invited to the royal court with the 'Prince of the Tower,' discovers her rare talent for forbidden magic, and at midnight, Eira secretly meets with a handsome elfin ambassador.īut, Eira soon learns, no reward is without risk. Pitted against the best sorcerers in the Empire, Eira fights to be one of four champions. She's the most unwanted apprentice in the Tower of Sorcerers until the day she decides to step out and compete for a spot in the Tournament of Five Kingdoms. Eighteen-year-old Waterrunner Eira Landan lives her life in the shadows - the shadow of her older brother, of her magic's whispers, and of the person she accidentally killed.

A trial of sorcerers by elise kova