Touched by the Fae Series by Jessica Lynch

Never ask a favor of a fae. As a rule, the fae don’t do favors.  It’s not how they’re wired. Capricious and self-serving, unless you have an unbreakable bond with one of the fantastical creatures, you can be sure that they have no interest in helping you at all.But if one of the fae is in your debt… well that changes things, doesn’t it?Callie Brooks learns that the hard way when the Fae Queen sends soldiers after her family... moreNever ask a favor of a fae. As a rule, the fae don’t do favors.  It’s not how they’re wired. Capricious and self-serving, unless you have an unbreakable bond with one of the fantastical creatures, you can be sure that they have no interest in helping you at all.But if one of the fae is in your debt… well that changes things, doesn’t it?Callie Brooks learns that the hard way when the Fae Queen sends soldiers after her family.  Her mate is a Light Fae, and he’d been one of the Fae Queen’s favored guards until he left Faerie behind to be with Callie.  And while their union was frowned upon, they were left alone--and then their daughter was born.A daughter who can walk through shadows.Callie and Ash won’t let anyone get their hands on their baby.  When it becomes obvious that the two of them alone won’t be enough to protect her, Ash sends his mate and child on a dangerous mission.Because sometimes it takes a Dark Fae to get the job done.  And, thank Oberon, Ash’s old acquaintance owes him a debt.It’s time to call it in. *Favor is a prequel short (~10k words) that is set nearly twenty years before the first book in the Touched by the Fae series, Asylum.  It is the story about how Nine got involved in Riley's life in the first place, as well as the reason behind the Fae Queen's fixation on capturing her. less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. The fae are real. I just pretend they're not. Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles. The asylum. It's a place where they stick troubled cases like me until we age out or they think they've fixed us.Newsflash: you can't fix what's not broken. And I may have been thrown into Black Pine when I was barely fifteen, but I'm not crazy.I'm cursed.Because the fae? They're real... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. The fae are real. I just pretend they're not. Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles. The asylum. It's a place where they stick troubled cases like me until we age out or they think they've fixed us.Newsflash: you can't fix what's not broken. And I may have been thrown into Black Pine when I was barely fifteen, but I'm not crazy.I'm cursed.Because the fae? They're real. Gorgeous, ethereal, mythical creatures who can't lie but are experts at twisting the truth. Just one touch, that's all it takes. Just one touch and the fae have power over you. Just one touch and your whole world can go up in flames.I was warned. He called himself the Shadow Man. With his raven hair and glowing silver eyes, he looked the part, too. He's the one who told me about the fae, who made me promise not to be tricked into giving up everything I have with the single touch of my hand. I'm... I'm not so good at keeping promises.Now I'm just about to turn twenty-one. I've kept my head down, constantly wearing my leather gloves as if that's not too little too late. At least they're finally letting me out of the asylum. I've done my time inside here, went through therapy, worked with my psychologists. I'm supposed to be released in two weeks.That's when Nine, the Shadow Man who once haunted my childhood, returns for the first time in six years with another warning—plus one hell of a surprise.There's a prophecy. The Fae Queen wants to get her hands on me because of it, and she has the power of the whole Seelie Court behind her. I'm screwed—unless I can hook up with the dark mate mentioned in the prophecy.Too bad I'd rather die than let another fae male touch me again. **For fans of Holly Black, C. N. Crawford, and the film classic, Labyrinth, Asylum is the first book in a planned trilogy featuring a wary & independent half-fae heroine, the Dark Fae who has shadowed her her entire life, and her quest to learn about who she really is and why the powerful Fae Queen wants her dead. less

The fae are after me because I’m the Shadow. But what the hell is that supposed to mean? Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles. The asylum. I always thought it was a place for broken kids like me and it is, I guess. But that's not all.It's also a place where the fae put troublesome humans to forget about them.After I was blamed for my sister's death, I was trapped inside for more than six years. My doctors—my captors—told me that I'd be free on my next birthday... moreThe fae are after me because I’m the Shadow. But what the hell is that supposed to mean? Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles. The asylum. I always thought it was a place for broken kids like me and it is, I guess. But that's not all.It's also a place where the fae put troublesome humans to forget about them.After I was blamed for my sister's death, I was trapped inside for more than six years. My doctors—my captors—told me that I'd be free on my next birthday. In a couple of weeks, I would walk out of Black Pine forever. I believed them, too.The fae can't lie, but that doesn't mean they tell the truth. On my twenty-first birthday, I would be leaving the asylum... because the Fae Queen has decided it's time I was finally brought to Faerie to face her.Yeah. That’s, uh, that’s gonna be a no.You see, I spent the last six years pretending that the fae don't exist. That all changes when a Dark Fae helps me break out of the asylum. Nine. The Shadow Man who was my loyal guardian and only friend when I was a little girl. Now that he’s back in my life for the first time in years, he swears he only wants to help me.Right.With a return to the asylum impossible, my only goal is to escape the fae chasing me. Even Nine. Especially Nine. And that’s way harder than I thought it would be. He’s… he’s different than the Shadow Man I remember from my childhood. The cold, emotionless fae is showing me a whole new side to him—and this sexy, devoted fae is helping me discover exactly who I am.Abandonment issues, right? I have them in spades.  So while I’m trying to escape the fae, I’m also trying to outrun my growing feelings for Nine.If only I could get the hang of the whole walking through shadows thing... *Beware the cliff. Since this is part two of a trilogy, each book leads into the next, with the full resolution of Riley's story coming in the third and final book, Touch. ** Shadow  is the second book in a planned trilogy featuring a wary & independent half-fae heroine, the Dark Fae who has shadowed her her entire life, and her quest to learn about who she really is and why the powerful Fae Queen wants her dead. less

There once was a prophecy about a halfling fated to destroy the Fae Queen's reign... Too bad the half-fae, half-mortal woman spoken of in it doesn't know a damn thing about the Shadow Prophecy. But the fae? Courtesy of a mysterious mentor tasked with protecting her, Riley Thorne knows all about them.Because the fae are real. She just pretends they're not.The Shadow Prophecy is a collection that features the entire Touched by the Fae series:Favor (Touched by the Fae #0... moreThere once was a prophecy about a halfling fated to destroy the Fae Queen's reign... Too bad the half-fae, half-mortal woman spoken of in it doesn't know a damn thing about the Shadow Prophecy. But the fae? Courtesy of a mysterious mentor tasked with protecting her, Riley Thorne knows all about them.Because the fae are real. She just pretends they're not.The Shadow Prophecy is a collection that features the entire Touched by the Fae series:Favor (Touched by the Fae #0.5) || prequel novellaNever ask a favor of a fae... Callie and Ash won’t let anyone get their hands on their baby. When it becomes obvious that the two of them alone won’t be enough to protect her, Ash sends his mate and child on a dangerous mission.Because sometimes it takes a Dark Fae to get the job done. And, thank Oberon, Ash’s old acquaintance owes him a debt.It’s time to call it in.Asylum (Touched by the Fae #1)The fae are real. I just pretend they're not...Due to a tragedy in her past, twenty-one-year-old Riley Thorne has spent the last six years as an in-patient at the Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles. Her doctors try to convince her that there are no such thing as the fae. If it means she gets released sooner than later, she's okay with pretending.Until Nine, the Shadow Man who once haunted her childhood, returns with another warning—plus one hell of a surprise.There's a prophecy. And Riley is supposed to be the infamous Shadow fated to end the Fae Queen's Reign of the Damned.Shadow (Touched by the Fae #2)The fae are after me because I’m the Shadow. But what the hell is that supposed to mean... For six years, Riley has been held captive by the fae at Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles — but when a brooding Dark Fae helps her escape, she’ll be drawn into a quest to discover the truth about her mysterious abilities and magical identity… Touch (Touched by the Fae #3)The prophecy is coming true. It's either the Fae Queen dies or I do—and, for the first time ever, I have something to live for...Time is running out for Riley. After Nine sacrifices his freedom for the sake of his mate, Riley is determined to save the Dark Fae before she finally confronts Melisandre, the cruel Fae Queen who's curse has turned Nine into a frozen statue. But, in order to do that, Riley has to do one thing she swore she would never do.She has to return to the asylum.Zella (Touched by the Fae #4) || bonus epilogueThe Fae Queen is dead—and now it's time for me to finally live a little... Weeks after the Fae Queen's death, Riley is trying to rebuild some kind of normal life in the human world with her Dark Fae mate. When Nine starts to grow distant, she wonders if he's beginning to think he made a mistake leaving Faerie behind to stay with Riley. less