I am super excited to release Twilight’s Strength. It is the final book in the Twilight Realm series and brings everything to a satisfying conclusion.
If you’ve read the other books in the series, you’re probably wondering:
- Do Zoe and Nix finally get together?
- Do Zyanna and Daniel take down King Edmund?
- Will Daniel finally be crowned king?
- What of Zyanna’s child?
- Will Nosh Dem finally be revealed and this dark influence taken care of?
If these are some of your questions, then you are in for a deliciously satisfying treat! Enjoy.
Now, if you don’t want any spoilers, please don’t continue reading. Not that I’ll give too much away and ruin the fun of the unfolding of a good read.
For the final book, I knew everyone had to come together and I knew I had to resolve story threads started in Twilight’s Curse. I also realized that there would be a mixture of all four POVs from Twilight’s Curse and Twilight’s Princess since readers would be invested in these characters and would want to know how everything was worked out. Because of this, Twilight’s Strength has the POVs of Daniel, Zyanna, Zoe, and Nix! And they each have conflicts and obstacles to overcome.
Daniel wants to take down his father, protect Zyanna, and when Nix comes along, get his approval. Daniel’s struggle has always been his insecurity. He has lived under the fear of his father and afraid to trust everyone. Now, he has a wife, child, and the Loyalists who will fight for him to protect. True to Daniel’s nature, he doesn’t want anyone to be hurt because of him, especially Zyanna, so he goes a little overboard which creates some fun tension between the sweet couple. This also creates an obstacle or two (or more) for Zyanna to overcome.
Zyanna comes into her magic and she is STRONG! (Nope, not the reason for the book title.) I had so much fun writing her and won’t tell you more about her magic or how she uses it in the book. That’s for you to discover. In this book, Zyanna must step up and fight despite her husband and brother wanting to hold her back. While in Twilight’s Princess she had to rely on and learn to trust others to achieve her goal, now she has to decide if she’s going to stay safe or risk everything to save the elves and realms she loves. You can probably guess the direction the story will go since it’d be a pretty boring book if she stayed safe. But to risk everything, she must stand against Daniel and Nix which creates some fun tension, and forms a friendship between her and Zoe.
Zoe is a little older, wiser, and a little softer than when we first met her in Twilight’s Curse. At least she’s no longer pulling out her daggers and threatening Nix. But that is part of the fun! Zoe’s life has reached a cross-roads of sorts. She’s not sure she wants to leave the orphans she cares for, she’s confused by Nix and a certain commander who’s showing interest in her. So, she decides to join Nix’s response to Daniel’s request for help to try to find her place in the world. While her fighting skills and childhood experiences with Nosh Dem send her to the Northern Wastelands to learn the truth, her heart is conflicted with Nix’s mixed messages and the commander’s interest. And she doesn’t like being responsible for the lives of those under her charge especially when they’ve been wounded. To defeat Nosh Dem, Zoe will have to face truths about her past and unwind the knots in her heart.
Nix is established as the king of the Twilight Realm, only he finds it’s a lonely rule without family. He finally hears news that his sister is alive and Daniel, the crown prince of the Night Realm begs him for help. Nix knows he must go to Zyanna and the commander prepares the royal guard and soldiers, but Zoe is the one elf he wants by his side. She agrees to come! As soon as they reach the Night Realm, Nix is forced to confront a sister who is now married and with child, and a crown prince who appears unconcerned about his kingdom. Feeling more alone than ever, Nix must decide if he should send Zoe to the Northern Wastelands to track down Nosh Dem or keep her close. He sends her north which puts a deeper wedge in their relationship. And Zyanna’s disappeared. Now he’s stuck with Daniel and saving a kingdom that isn’t his.
What I loved most about this book, is the characters facing their worst and coming out on top. Of course I won’t tell you how they worked through their issues, but I hope you have as much fun reading this book as I had writing it.
K. M. Wray 