Relinquished Rose (working title) is a romantasy and romance novel, with two stories in one and both an enemies to lovers and reluctant lovers subplot. It is currently in progress, and you can follow along for updates and chapter previews on Bluesky and Insta.

As she learns more about herself, she wonders if this "thing" with Derek could work out, or if she's being naive in a world she knows so little about.

Back in the real world, Carissa has bitten off more than she can chew. As the newest member of the club, she's popular, but Derek has become territorial, and she isn't capable of giving him what he's looking for. She's not even into this stuff, or is she?

But Mari has noticed Lorin's change, and despite her engagement wonders if her story could go another way.

But as they travel across the land, Lorin realizes that underneath the hatred another emotion is brewing, and she refuses to acknowledge it. Mari is promised to Torig, and even Lorin isn't dumb enough to mess with royal pledges.

Party member and seasoned soldier Lorin hates everything Mari stands for: opulence, nobility, authoritarianism, and inherited rank, and she doesn't hesitate to tell Mari that.

In the kingdom of Chayal, Prince Torig eagerly awaits the arrival of his fiance, Mari, heir to the neighboring realm of Povald. He has sent an entourage of adventurers to accompany her on the long journey to ensure her safety.

If that means putting them in compromising positions for the story, so be it. There's nothing more to it than writing her novel, definitely not a slow simmering bevy of emotions.