CREATURES OF THE LANDS
The Creatures of the Lands series is a high fantasy young adult saga co-written by Megan Linski and Krisen Lison under the penname of Natalie Erin. The series features dragons, sword fights, sorcery, magical creatures, romance, and adventure. It is suitable for ages 14+
KIATANA'S JOURNEY
Creatures of the Lands Book One
Animals can speak, fairies rule, and shifter-vampire hybrids hunt mortals in the Lands, a realm full of magical creatures with danger around every corner…
After losing their pack, wolf pups Lottie and Lilja find themselves in a fantastical magical forest and struggling to survive. They unexpectedly run across a lost dragon in their path, unaware that what comes next will determine the fate of all.
Kiatana is a reluctant fae princess of the realm. The moment the dragon and his rider crash land into her territory, it sets off a chain of events that changes her world forever. A plague takes over the land, causing the undead to rise and creating an army of terror.
To battle against a dark force, heroes must unite. Kiatana embarks on a journey across the realm alongside the wolf pups, the dragon, his rider and her pegasus, to find the cure and save her kingdom. During their journey, she begins falling for the man she least expected— the rider who fell into her forest, who she thought she hated, but has come to care for.
Unfortunately for Kiatana, a traitor hides in plain sight, and the only way to save her magical creatures is to partake in a great battle. If this plague overcomes the forest, and Kiatana fails, the land she rules and all the creatures within will meet a devastating end…
Kiatana’s Journey is a young adult epic fantasy novel. Packed with action and adventure, this mystical sword and sorcery series features drama, friendship, and romance. This is the first book in the Creatures of the Lands series.
VERA'S SONG
Creatures of the Lands Book Two
A storm brews with the awakening of a prophecy...
Five years have passed since the battle for the Verinian Forest, and a new threat is on the horizon.
Kiatana's young son, Keanu, and his animal companion, Allie, have been abducted from their home, a target of a horrible plot to devastate the realm. Allie is a shifter being with the ability to predict the future and give prophecies, capable of manifesting immense magical power. A villain with malicious intentions desires to use Allie’s abilities to take over the realm, and become ruler of all.
Another quest is undertaken, to find the young prince and his companion in order to bring them back to the forest. But discovering where the children have been taken is far from easy, as the obstacles they face are perilous and many. The elves have risen up against Kiatana, and to make matters worse, her memory has been lost along the path, making it so she can’t remember her husband, child, or who she is.
To save the children they love, one of Kiatana's friends must be sacrificed. Death is approaching, and afterward, nothing will ever be the same…
WYNTIER'S RISE
Creatures of the Lands Book Three
A new generation begins…
It has been a decade since Keanu was rescued from the clutches of a madman intent on enslaving the realm. Nearly sixteen years of age, Keanu and his friends seek to recover from the trauma of their childhood, but war is brewing, and pain has just begun.
The villain who kidnapped him as a child is now rising to become a rival king in a fellow nation, and he will stop at nothing to obtain power.
People are disappearing, brainwashed by magic, and cities fall to the rule of a tyrant. No one who stands against the new regime is allowed to live. Keanu and his friends gather together, vowing to bring this monster to his knees and stop the king’s rule.
But how can a group of teenagers stop the most ruthless villain the realm has ever known? To save their world, Keanu and his friends vow to come together to do what others will not— assemble the resistance.
VIXEN'S FATE
Creatures of the Lands Book Four
The fight for freedom ignites…
The heroes of the realm are desperately trying to sustain the resistance, but the king's armies are at the gates. The prophecy warns that blood will be shed in the battle of good against evil, and that prophecy is rapidly coming true.
Keanu is trapped within a downward spiral he can't escape, while his cousin, Soran, tries to save him during a war of which they cannot win. Soon, all of them will have to choose between what is right and what is easy in a fight of epic proportions unlike any they have ever seen.
Meanwhile, across the ocean, Reagan is lost within the depths of the Verinian Forest. To outrun the vampire-shifter hybrids that track her every move, she'll have to align with an unlikely ally, and seek sanctuary within the kingdom of the elves… who seek to make a bargain.
Each hero will fight for the liberation of the realm, or die protecting it. Friends will be reunited, lost, and redeemed as each of our heroes comes to meet their fate…
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MIDNIGHTSTAR
Creatures of the Lands Book Five
The savior of the Lands is losing her mind…
Vampire-werewolf hybrids have overcome the lands, and taken the realm hostage. Trapped within strange visions and new magic she doesn't understand, the she-wolf Midnightstar is running from both her pack and her destiny.
Famine and war are claiming young and old. During her journey, Midnightstar discovers she is the last skygazer— a tremendously powerful spiritual warrior, the missing link between the land of the living and the world of the dead.
Midnightstar is the only she-wolf who can prevent the realm from falling into slavery at the hands of evil, yet voices and terrifying visions haunt her at every turn. If she cannot master her magic, the very world will fall.
Her howl will lift over the realm to join the rebellion… and the very stars will shift at her command.
ANGEL'S REBELLION
Creatures of the Lands Book Six
"It's not goodbye. Even though it might be the end."
The rebellion has chosen to make its final stand. There will be one last battle, the outcome of which will determine the fate of the realm forever.
Prince Keanu has days left to live. With the last of his strength, he gathers his allies against the evil king in a last-ditch effort to unseat him from the throne. Despite being heavily outnumbered, freedom must be obtained at any cost.
The king is armed with power and knowledge that no one in the realm has ever witnessed before. The casualties are drastic and the stakes higher than ever. If the king wins, he’ll destroy the realm, annihilate all the magical creatures, and force the world to serve his cruel desires.
To obtain victory, a new ruler must rise to challenge the king, and bring the realm into an age of peace. Either friendship will conquer all, or the tyrant king will bring about the end of all things.
Whatever may come, the realm will forever be changed.
CREATURES OF THE LANDS
Books 1-3
Animals can speak, fairies rule, and shifter-vampire hybrids hunt mortals in the Lands, an enchanting realm immersed with magical creatures. In this young adult fantasy epic adventure, elves battle shifter-vampire hybrids, wolves run the pack, and magic is king over all.
Kiatana is a reluctant fae princess of her forest, but when a dragon and his rider crash-land upon her home, it sets off a chain of events that puts the entire kingdom in peril. Joining together with the rider, his dragon, two lost wolf pups and her trusty pegasus, Kiatana embarks on a journey across the realm to find a cure for a magical plague that has cursed her home, although a traitor lurks in the shadows, and she finds herself captivated by forbidden love along the way.
As prophecies are foretold and villains rise to reign over darkness, Kiatana and her friends are trapped in the center of war. As citizens of the magical world begin disappearing, brainwashed by magic, and cities fall due to the rule of a tyrant, Kiatana’s family creates a rebellion— one that has vowed to stop evil at all costs.
Emotional, hilarious, and full of wonder, Creatures of the Lands: Books 1-3 is the start to a young adult high fantasy saga featuring dragons, griffins, unicorns, fairies, and all kinds of mystical creatures fighting for love.