by Shelby Hild
About the Author
Shelby Hild is a Texas Christian University alumna who holds a B.A. in Writing and has a long-standing obsessive adoration for words and stories. After graduating in 2014, she filled her life with books by taking a job at a used book store and collecting stories from conversations with patrons that she could use as inspiration for her books.
Shelby spontaneously signed up for her first trip abroad at age 26 and began collecting memories and stories of her own. The trip was so successful, it has triggered a secondary love of her life: traveling. Using her travels, dreams, and passions as inspiration, she writes tales that sweep readers to far-away lands that are unknown, with untold adventures awaiting them.
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Books In This Series
The Enchanted Trials
In a kingdom where magic is forbidden, Vivilyn is chosen to compete for Prince Aiden's heart in the Enchanted Trials. Despite having a remnant of magic in the form of visions, she uses the opportunity to pursue her dream of becoming a famous painter.
She never thought that by going, she'd set off a chain reaction that led to an ancient darkness returning, the same ancient darkness that caused the entire kingdom to banish magic several generations ago.
It will take wits and courage to defeat both the darkness before it can destroy the kingdom. Can Vivilyn succeed without giving herself away?
Chosen
Vivilyn has a deadly secret.
In the Kingdom of Etilidus, two things are certain:
1. Magic is dangerous and any hint of magical ability equals death.
2. Every citizen excitedly awaits the Enchanted Trials, a competition that's held when a royal comes of age and must choose a match.
Vivilyn Minette is a talented artist from the small town of Treelyn who dreams of raising her family's fortune by becoming a famous painter. So, when she is chosen to compete for the heart of Prince Aiden, an opportunity of a lifetime, she should be ecstatic. But while everyone else in Treelyn is celebrating her newfound fame, she is terrified that her secret will be discovered.
Magic runs through her veins.
Sight
Vivilyn is plagued by visions.
In the Kingdom of Etilidus, two things are certain:
1. Magic is forbidden and anyone discovered with it is killed.
2. Nothing will stop the Enchanted Trials, not even the threat of spies, magic, or civil unrest.
After the explosive start to Prince Aiden’s Enchanted Trials, the Trials must continue. Between mistakenly eating a fruit that causes her visions to go haywire, signs that an ancient prophecy might be coming true, and the potential of spies lurking around every corner, Vivilyn realizes even though the first ceremony has concluded, the dangers have just begun.
Magic
The darkness returns.
Vivilyn knows two things about the Kingdom of Etilidus:
1. Since remnants of magic were forbidden, her visions are a death sentence if anyone were to find out about them.
2. The Enchanted Trials hold just as much danger on the move as they did remaining at Ettravil Palace.
As the next stage of Prince Aiden’s Enchanted Trials begins, Vivilyn finally feels confident in still remaining in the Trials. But when she discovers the people think she’s a fraud because she’s been so sheltered in her life, that hard-won confidence starts whittling away. Winter looms while Prince Aiden realizes that the kingdom might not be as idyllic as he had always believed. Rivalries heat up between the women and not everyone is as she seems.
As signs of an ancient darkness start to emerge, Vivilyn begins to fear not just for herself but for the entire kingdom.