A Ruinous Fate

Calliope Rosewood, known as Calla, lives in Illustros, a cursed realm ruled by the Gods of Fate. Her magic is forbidden and so strong that witches and fae alike fear it. She hides it out of shame, afraid that a single wrong touch could get her killed. She has left her coven and been on the run ever since, with her two best friends beside her.

Calla carries a darker secret too. She has been chosen as the final prophesied Blood Warrior, the one destined to start the Fates' War, a conflict that would devastate her people and wipe out their magic. When her ex, Ezra, betrays her and brings that prophecy closer, she is ready to do almost anything to reset her fate.

A charming, mysterious witch offers to help, and she accepts his plan at once. It means entering the deadly Neverending Forest with him and with Ezra, who turns out to be the witch's older brother. Calla is pulled between old feelings for Ezra and the pull of someone new, and her friends come along to face what waits among the trees.

This is fantasy with a romantic thread and a love triangle at its edge. Calla is convinced the Fates are against her, while others think they picked her for a reason. The stakes are personal and large: choosing her own destiny might mean damning everyone else.