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Ruin of Revenants
A standalone gothic romantasy. A phoenix hunter. The shifter she has sworn to destroy. One bond neither of them can outrun. Rachel L. Schade's eleventh novel is her darkest, most consuming romance yet.
Read it for: enemies to lovers, gothic atmosphere, a phoenix shifter, and a romance that smolders before it burns.
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New to Rachel's worlds?
Start with her most loved book
Thousands of readers found Rachel through Castle of Dusk and Shadows, the novel that opens the Fae of Brytwilde series. Gothic castles, fae bargains, and a romance written with a Jane Austen heart. It is the perfect first door into her shelves.
The library
Three worlds. Eleven novels.
Two complete series ready to binge, a gothic fae saga still unfolding, and standalones you can finish in a weekend.
3 books and a novella
Fae of Brytwilde
Gothic fae romantasy with an Austen soul. Dusk courts, dark bargains, slow burn romance.
Complete series
Cursed Empire
Dragons, traitors, and a throne worth burning for. Four books, no waiting.
Complete series
Silent Kingdom
The YA epic fantasy where it all began. Hidden heirs, demons, and a kingdom on the brink.
Two novels
Standalones
Gothic romantasy in a single sitting, including a Persuasion retelling. Start anywhere.
Beyond the page
Step into the worlds
Guides to every setting, built for new readers and longtime fans alike, and kept spoiler light until you choose otherwise.
Brytwilde
Fae courts, gothic manors
The dusk-lit realm of the Fae of Brytwilde books, where beauty and menace share a roof.
The Cursed Empire
Dragons, broken thrones
An empire built on fire and betrayal, and the quartet that watches it fall.
The Silent Kingdom
Hidden heirs, old demons
The realm that started everything, from prequel novella to trilogy finale.
Reader reviews
What readers are saying
I read this in a single day, and this book did NOT disappoint!
One of the few books where I have loved every character.
Vanessa Rasanen
5-star Goodreads review of Empire of Dragons
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The author
Hi, I'm Rachel.
Born on the first day of summer in Michigan and now writing from Ohio, I tell stories of haunted castles, cursed empires, and the stubborn hearts that love in spite of them. I am powered by books, sunshine, chocolate, and a lifelong devotion to the color blue.