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Helen Rygh-Pedersen is a fantasy author of the romance and epic varieties. Like the mythological harpies of old, she hopes to whisk you away to a fantastical world, leaving reality behind for a while. Come along for the ride and lose yourself in the fairytale world of Zemkoska where standalone romances weave together to create a rich and spellbinding world, or if you would prefer something more gritty then Riverda is the place for you, full of high stakes and drama. Which ever way you let the harpy take you, you are sure to be transported to a new world!
Waking Ursa Minor
Series: Riverda Rising
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: The night orphan Serakela narrowly escapes the clutches of a murderous monk, she is catapulted onto a quest to find not only herself and her family, but the stone that will save the world.
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As Gesland swelters in extreme heat, Serakela watches the nomadic clans make their way across the plains on their annual pilgrimage and resigns herself to the monotonous life of servitude at the institution which raised her. But Serakela is not the orphan she always believed herself to be. On the night a crazed assassin tries to kill her, her heritage is revealed catapulting her into an island-hopping fight for survival, and the search for the fabled Stone of Riverda. The sundered islands of Riverda are dying. The earth magics that protected and sustained them before the Rivening are unbalanced; dwindling in some areas whilst stifling others. As time runs out and tensions rise, countries teeter on the brink of war, starvation and extinction. A way to save them has just arisen from the realm of rumour but Brother Okrafkus of the Separamus cannot allow this to happen. Not only will Serakela’s quest lead her to her long-lost family, rumour has it that she who wields the Stone will restore the islands of Riverda to their former glory. Rumour also has it that in doing so, she will unleash the evil that split them.
The Bastard Heirs
Series: Riverda Rising
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: The eve his fiancée is kidnapped by fiery demons, Future Emperor Nerosus of Felisted, enters into a power struggle for control of the throne, vowing to rid all magic from his country, threatening to set the world on fire to retrieve the only person who can calm the fire inside him.
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The sundered islands of Riverda are dying. The earth magics that protected and sustained them before the Rivening are unbalanced; dwindling in some areas while stifling others. Refugees flee to find a better future, most heading for the nearly unscathed island of Felisted… but not all is as perfect as it seems. On the eve of her wedding to the future emperor, Kalla is kidnapped along with many innocent Felitians by hideous flaming demons. She must find a way to survive in her harsh new surroundings and she will do whatever it takes, but is she willing to pay the price? Meanwhile, her beloved vows to retrieve his bride against the odds and the wishes of his father. As the old ruler weakens and Nerosus begins his plan of ridding the empire of magic, he enters into a power struggle with his sister for control of the Felitian people. He has brute force and fear on his side, while she has a voice from the shadows, a secret from the past and the very thing he despises; magic. Will his love of power outstrip the power of love or will he set the world alight with his passion for both? The Bastard Heirs is a companion novel to Waking Ursa Minor. You can read them in either order or if you are brave in tandem, using the tandem reading guide on the author's website!
The Briar Crown
Series: The Zemkoksa Chronicles
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: They say love conquers all, but can Roslyn Pleveli ever love the prince who invaded her country in order to free her people, learn the truth and heal the wounds of the past?
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They say love conquers all… but can the conquered ever love the conqueror? Twenty-five years ago, there was life. Twenty-five years ago, there was peace when the descendants of the dryads and naiads kept all life in balance. Until one fateful night when the Oderbergs invaded, executed the royal house of Domonov and took Domovnia for their own, ruling with an iron fist and an edict of fear. Roslyn Pleveli, like most of the orphans of that night, wants revenge and an end to the persecution of her kind. Yet, even if the Domovnian’s use of magic was permitted, she wouldn’t be much help, able to command only a few lowly weeds. But everything changes when she saves the life of an injured young man in the forest not knowing it was the prince of the Oderbergs himself. Ordered to see to the rest of his treatment, Roslyn is snatched from her home and all that she loves by his soldiers. Now, in the Oderberg stronghold, she has the chance to change things. With the royal family within her grasp all she has to do to free her people is kill them… but can she do it, or will something more powerful than revenge heal the wounds of the past? The Briar Crown was recently awarded a semi-finalist's medal in the SPFBO 9 competition.
Apple Seeds in the Snow
Series: The Zemkoksa Chronicles
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: Heading north to escape her impending marriage for some fun, Princess Ouna Domonov is shadowed by grumpy guardsman L’adu, who is intent on spoiling her fun, especially when it comes to the attentions of the dashing and dangerous, King Olaf von Oderberg.
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A pampered princess. A killer king. The seeds of ruin. Now that her schooling is over, pampered princess, Ouna Domonov must turn her attentions to the needs of the realm; such as marrying a Waterborn Descendant of the Naiads to help uphold the Balance. But she doesn’t want her hideous intended, nor her responsibilities. All she wants is to have fun with her best friend, who must soon face her own royal duties. As a last hurrah before the wedding bells sound, the friends head north for Vinterfest. There is just one problem: L’adu. The grumpy guardsman her betrothed has hired to protect his “interests”, seems intent on spoiling her fun and shielding her from the only man she deems worthy of her hand, the dashing King Olaf von Oderberg. But when intentions are misconstrued, the merrymaking ends. Ouna’s freedom is under threat and the destruction of her country at stake. Can she put her naivety and prejudices aside to fight for what and who is truly important?