FATE SERIES BY HEATHER LYONS
✿ A MATTER OF FATE (Fate, #1)
Chloe Lilywhite struggles with all the normal problems of a
typical seventeen-year-old high school student. Only, Chloe isn't a normal
teenage girl. She's a Magical, part of a secret race of beings who influence
the universe. More importantly, she's a Creator, which means Fate mapped out
her destiny long ago, from her college choice, to where she will live, to even
her job. While her friends and relatives relish their future roles, Chloe resents
the lack of say in her life, especially when she learns she's to be guarded
against a vengeful group of beings bent on wiping out her kind. Their number
one target? Chloe, of course.
That's nothing compared to the boy trouble she's gotten herself
into. Because a guy she's literally dreamed of and loved her entire life, one
she never knew truly existed, shows up in her math class, and with him comes a
twin brother she finds herself inexplicably drawn to.
Chloe's once unyielding path now has a lot more choices than she
ever thought possible.
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✿ BEYOND FATE (Fate #1.5)
There are always two sides to every story . . .
His whole life, Jonah Whitecomb has strove to meet everyone’s expectations of him: the perfect
student, dutiful son, loyal twin, accomplished surfer, and powerful Magical.
But behind his carefully composed façade hides the truth of how his family
has fallen apart, leaving Jonah more often than not feeling adrift. To
complicate matters, he fell in love long ago with a girl in his dreams, one he’s never told anyone about, including his
twin brother.
Just when life seems its bleakest, Jonah discovers that Chloe is
real. Wanting to finally reach out and grab happiness for himself, he embarks
on a journey to track down the girl of his dreams, only to find that happy
endings aren’t always
guaranteed, the best laid out plans can go horribly awry, and sometimes, you
have to simply let yourself go along for the ride.
* Beyond Fate is Jonah’s
point-of-view of the events of A Matter of Fate, and is a companion novella.
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chapter 1
I am a chronic daydreamer.
Not so much because school bores me—in fact, a number
of my classes are pretty interesting. No, I tend to daydream about escape
routes. Places to run to when the inevitable, predetermined outcomes of my
rigid life leave me no other choice. If it’s possible, even in
the tiniest way, just how would I break away from what Fate and family has set
before me?
Florence is currently my favorite spot
to imagine disappearing in. It’s a city of impossible beauty and
history, one I’ve
longed to explore. Maybe I’d become an artist there— not that I’m artistic by any
means, but maybe I’d be inspired to be something new.
Different.
There’s also the
possibility of New England. My parents took me there once when I was little,
the only time I’ve
ever been outside of California. My father went for work, and while he was
busy, my mother drove me to a number of little towns running up and down the
coastline. One particular small city in New Hampshire is rooted in my memory,
where flowers practically raced in bursts of color straight to the ocean’s edge. It was
incredibly charming, the perfect sort of place to go and be someone—anyone, really—who isn’t me.
Are you kidding? snorts a little voice in the back of my
mind. C’mon, why pick these places, when there
is a much better place for you, and you know it?
Inwardly, I groan at the thought. My
conscience has always been far too opinionated.
I move on, wondering what sheer
anonymity would be like—to simply be a girl
in a nondescript place, serving pancakes and mugs of coffee to weary travelers
on long journeys. The land would be flat and golden as far as the eye could
see, and driving through it, with the windows down, I’d be able to smell
sweet grass in warm air.
And there’s the far north,
where the Northern Lights illuminate the sky. I’d be speechless
upon seeing them for the first time, standing in snow while gazing upon ribbons
of color streaking across the stars. I wouldn’t have to be anyone
there, either. I’d
be just another person, in another small town, making my own choices.
I don’t bother looking up
when the classroom door creaks open, because I’m still imagining
those Northern Lights, still wondering how liberating it’d be to feel so
small and insignificant for once. For as long as I want.
A voice breaks through, though. One
impossible to ignore. “Excuse me,” it says, “I’m new to the class.”
My entire body freezes, all except my
heart, which goes berserk. Because I know this voice, and this can’t be real.
He’s not real.
The ground under me shifts. It’s like an
earthquake—not the rolling
kind, but the jarring sort that comes out of nowhere, hits you hard, and then
disappears just as quickly. The kind that leaves you stunned and wondering if
it happened at all, it moved so fast. All I can do is reach out and grip the
edges of my desk and pray I don’t fall out of my seat.
Because it’s not an
earthquake. It’s
a shift, and I’m
the only one in the room who can feel it. A quick glance once the ground
settles confirms this. Everyone is working, talking quietly to one another, or
watching the front of the room. There are no signs from anyone that anything
had just happened.
But something did.
And he’s standing in front of the classroom next to Mr. Snook.
I blink a few times as I stare at him, trying to determine if I’m
And he’s standing in front of the classroom next to Mr. Snook.
I blink a few times as I stare at him, trying to determine if I’m
actually awake. Every time I open my
eyes, though, he’s still here. Oh my gods. He’s here.
✿ A MATTER OF HEART (Fate, #2)
No longer in high school, Chloe Lilywhite is now living and
working in Annar, the Magicals’ city-state plane of existence. Since moving, she’s joined the Council, gone on missions
with the Guard, moved into her own apartment, and enrolled at the University of
Annar. Plus, she’s happily engaged
to be married to Jonah Whitecomb, the literal man from her dreams, not to
mention her Connection. While she still struggles with aspects of her craft,
Chloe feels like she’s finally coming
into her own, especially after a difficult year that had her questioning nearly
everything in her life.
After a brutal attack by the Elders, her life is turned upside
down once more. Accusations fly throughout the Council and Guard, forcing Chloe
to confront her worst fears about what’s
she’s capable of as a Creator. And then
there’s the matter of Kellan Whitecomb, Jonah’s twin brother and Chloe’s ex, who resurfaces after disappearing months
before. Although Chloe chose Jonah, and despite their best efforts, the two
find it hard to stay away from one another.
But no matter what Fate throws at her, Chloe is determined to
take charge of her life, even as it begins to spiral out of control.
*This is a New Adult title, suitable for readers 18+.
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✿ A MATTER OF TRUTH (Fate, #3)
Not long ago, Chloe Lilywhite seemingly had it all: a prized spot
on the Magicals’ Council as lead Creator, a loving fiancé
and Connection, and a wealth of good friends. But the poised young woman
she projected was nothing more than a façade. Her parents
all but disowned her. Power plays and accusations of murder within the Council
rocked her confidence. And most difficult of all, her secret, a secondary
Connection to Jonah’s twin brother,
Kellan, became painfully impossible to resist. Desperate to gain control over
her rapidly unraveling existence, Chloe did the unthinkable: she ran away.
Now living and working in Alaska under an alias, Chloe is slowly
discovering who she is and, more importantly, who she wants to be. But the more
she tries to leave the Magical world behind, the harder it becomes to stay
hidden. The Elders are back with a vengeance, and the stakes have never been
higher. Chloe finally has to make a choice: embrace her pre-ordained Fate or
pave her own way in the worlds. One thing’s
for sure, though—she’s
finally up for the challenge.
*This is a New Adult title, suitable for readers 18+.
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✿ A MATTER OF FOREVER (Fate, #4)
It all comes down to this . . .
Chloe Lilywhite has struggled for years to find her footing in a
series of dangerous and demanding worlds. Creator, first tier Council member,
and one of the most powerful Magicals in existence, she was little more than
one of Fate’s pawns. But now,
Chloe is back home and ready to call the shots. She knows what she wants and
who she wants to be.
Except the Elders never got the memo.
Annar and Magical-kind are under attack. The lives of Chloe’s loved ones, and life as they know it,
are at stake. Chloe's the key to taking the Elders down, but they won't go
quietly into the night.
This time, neither will Chloe.
*This is a New Adult title, suitable for readers 18+.
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