Jessica Griffin

Full-blown war is consuming Faëheim.While the Fae are engaged in warfare, deceit, and backstabbing, Celeste’s priority is to save her friend.To do that, she needs to face a dangerous enemy, a powerful mage once sworn to protect her. A ruthless and cruelly beautiful male who knows her inside and out.But there are more obstacles on her way to the magical floating islands of Thaer Vallhen, where her friend is kept. Celeste needs to find a way out of a promise she has made. A promise, dooming her to an eternity of misery.New alliances are forged, and old ones are broken and remade. In the game of Fae politics, the stakes are always high, and the gullible ones pay with their lives. Celeste’s dilemma, once again, is who to trust in this deceitful world.Her search for allies takes her to the sewers of Chicago, the fragrant woods of the restored Underworld, and the high elves’ capital Thaer Vallhen.Powers and bonds as ancient as the Crystal Serpent itself are set in motion while Celeste’s journey nears its end.Mists of Elysium is the finale of the Crystal Serpent trilogy. It wraps up the series in a satisfying, heart-warming Happily Ever After. It is NOT a family-friendly read. Please check the trigger and content warnings on jessicagriffinauthor.com.

Celeste saves the dying Fae realm but draws the attention of an ancient, lethal enemy. The human world is in grave danger. The Fae Hunters and new, powerful friends offer Celeste their help at a certain price. Her own life and the fate of our world depend on her decision whom to trust. Navigating the insidious court of Verdant, Celeste will remember the lessons of her that selfishness often parades as affection, and that friendship usually ends with a blade in the back. Celeste is done being a pawn in the cruel Fae politics. She is ready to claim the magic deep inside her, but will it be enough to save herself and everything she loves? Pillars of the Firmament is the second book of the Crystal Serpent series. It is a dark urban fantasy romance with multiple love interests. Please visit jessicagriffinauthor[dot]com to check the trigger and content warnings.

Centuries of war between the Unseelie and Seelie Fae have reduced the world to a blood-soaked wasteland, unleashing a powerful curse: the Elders’ Hex. Nights stretch on for weeks, and magic is the only barrier against the terrors lurking in the darkness. But magic is scarce, controlled by the ruthless Unseelie, the rulers of these desolate lands. Talysse, a human and a daughter of traitors, defies the odds stacked against her. She’s not just surviving the back alleys as an outlaw, but thriving, risking her life in daring schemes and dreaming of the day she can escape this gods-forsaken city with her little sister. But Talysse has a dangerous secret, and one wrong move sends her fragile world crashing down. When her secret is exposed, Talysse is thrust into the Nightfall Trials—a deadly contest where only the victor survives. She has a plan: avoid other contestants, collect the magical relics, and, above all, survive. But her resolve is tested when the brutal Unseelie Prince enters the Trials. Rumored to have killed his own brother for the crown, he is the very same Prince who sent her parents to the gallows and shattered her life. As the Trials become bloodier and more unpredictable than ever, the Unseelie Prince and Talysse find themselves drawn to each other in a way that defies their circumstances. Are their fates intertwined by more than mere chance? Have the cruel gods truly cursed and abandoned this world, or is there a greater game at play? Can a duty-bound Prince and a tormented street urchin defy their destinies before the sun sets forever? The Elders’ Hex Duet is a dark fantasy with enemies-to-lovers romance that gets spicier, political intrigue, and a world teetering on the edge of eternal night. Recommended for mature audiences.

Talysse’s life was built on lies. She isn’t just human—she’s Fae. Worse, she’s of royal descent—a truth that makes her a hunted prize.But nothing could prepare her for the gods’ ultimate the sun sets forever, plunging the realm into eternal darkness. As demons rise to devour what’s left of the world, Talysse must form an uneasy truce with her mortal enemy, Aeidas, the Unseelie King who has hunted her relentlessly. To plead before the Elders, they must endure their Trials and prove their worth. Will the gods grant mercy and let the sun rise again? Or will awakening them unleash powers best left undisturbed? In a world consumed by darkness, bloodshed, and monsters, something even more dangerous begins to bloom between two sworn enemies. Maybe the key to lifting the curse isn’t on the Sacred Mountain—but within their hearts. The Shadow and the Firefly is the finale of The Elders’ Hex duet, a dark, enemies-to-lovers romantasy. Recommended for mature audiences.

Four brutal Fae Hunters are on a mission to save their dying world. All hope of Faëheim lies now in the human realm, where a handful of people still harbor raw, primal magic. Haunted by her problematic upbringing, Celeste struggles with mental health issues and excels in avoiding people whenever possible. The last thing she expects is to draw the attention of the Fae Hunters and someone far more dangerous- the dreaded Prince of the Underworld himself . Celeste is dragged into a deadly game of dark passion, cruel seduction, and ruthless politics. Captured by the powerful Fae warriors, she quickly learns that not all allies can be trusted and not all foes mean her harm. How she handles the demons of her past might hold the key to her survival and the future of Faëheim. Can a fragile, flawed mortal defy the odds, or will she pay the ultimate price? Vines of the Underworld is a dark urban fantasy romance with multiple love interests. Please visit the author’s website for content warnings. See you in the Underworld.