Knight's Fire
A new Knights of Enar book is out now!Ayla lives in fear of her cruel husband, surviving through quiet acts of resistance. When a traitor knight conquers her castle, she becomes the personal captive of a warrior far deadlier than the one she married. After Lord Niel sees the bruises on his hostage's arm, he vows to keep her instead of ransoming her back.
Knights of Enar Series
"My lady, I swear myself to you."
Knights of Enar is an ongoing series of interconnected cozy romance novels, set in a medieval fantasy world. Knight's Bride, Knight's Oath and Knight's Fire are out now.More will come.
The Dragon Ranch of Dawn Ridge
“Something special. Something once in a lifetime, or maybe even rarer than that."
She’s a professional cook desperately in need of a refuge. He’s a dragon-riding cowboy with a revoltingly messy kitchen.The Dragon Ranch of Dawn Ridge is a cozy, spicy, dragon-riding cowboy romantasy.
Minor Works of Meda
"I'd rip this world apart at the seams for you."
Ambitious Meda would be the greatest witch in centuries, if she had more than an ounce of power in her veins. When an ancient protection spell crashes down, she finally has a chance to prove herself. But unraveling the spell's secrets in time to save her homeland will mean teaming up with her powerful, heartless, half-fae rival.
The Dragon Ranch of Dawn Ridge
She’s a professional cook desperately in need of a refuge. He’s a dragon-riding cowboy with a revoltingly messy kitchen.Cassia has spent a lifetime fending for herself. After a run-in with outlaws leaves her penniless and wounded, she’s reluctant to impose further on the gruff rancher who rescued her and paid her medical bills. She knows his generosity won’t last, but with nowhere else to go, her only option is to move into his house.Aevrin and his family aren’t strangers to tragedy. He learned long ago when something good comes into your life, you jump feet-first before it’s gone. But wanting Cassia isn’t simple. She’s running from someone dangerous… and if Aevrin pursues her, he could chase her right back into the fire.The more time they spend together, getting caught in the rain, sharing each other’s chores, and wagering over kisses, the harder he finds it to keep his hands off the delicious chef who tumbled into his lap.The Dragon Ranch of Dawn Ridge is a cozy, spicy (dragon-riding) cowboy roman(tasy), perfect for readers who long for both a simpler life… and a pet dragon.
KNIGHT'S BRIDE
When Lady Rachiele realizes the man she's betrothed to is in love with another, she grows determined to run away--even if it means drugging her husband, climbing out a window, and braving the magical, monster-filled forest outside his family's castle. When Sir Telon tracks her down and insists on escorting his new bride to her freedom, she begins to see another side to the knight she was forced to marry. But can she undo the harm she's caused their relationship before the newlyweds are parted forever?
KNIGHT'S OATH
Lady Eliana's father orders her to court with one command: find an eligible, wealthy husband in eight weeks, or he will marry her off to the cruel man of his choosing. Shy Eliana would much rather be using her magical talent with medicines to heal people, but with no other choice she throws herself into court life. Unfortunately the one man she takes a liking to, a brooding, rugged knight named Corin, is bound by unwanted duties of his own.
KNIGHT'S FIRE
Ayla lives in fear of her cruel husband, surviving through quiet acts of resistance. When a traitor knight conquers her castle, she becomes the personal captive of a warrior far deadlier than the one she married. After Lord Niel sees the bruises on his hostage's arm, he vows to keep her instead of ransoming her back.
KNIGHT'S BRIDE
Lady Rachiele, 18, has spent the last eight years dreaming of a life at court with a loving husband. Then her parents sell her hand in marriage to a stranger. Sir Telon of Yovren is handsome enough, and seems charming at first. But when Rachiele learns he’s a drunkard and in love with someone else, she grows determined to escape and chart her own destiny. She’ll even brave the dangerous, monster-infested woods surrounding castle Yovren if she has to.For Sir Telon, life has gone from bad to worse. When his lover scorned him for a more advantageous match, his parents immediately tricked him into signing a betrothal contract for Rachiele, a complete stranger. Now duty to his unwanted bride prevents him from winning back his former love. Worse, Rachiele seems to hate him for some mysterious reason.After his bride vanishes inexplicably from a locked room at the top of a tower, Telon finds himself the prime suspect in her disappearance. To clear his name, he has no choice but to hunt her down. But the woods outside castle Yovren are full of beasts both creature and human. As the runaway bride and her knightly husband work together to survive, they both begin to realize how happy their marriage could have been. Finding the strength to admit it before it ends forever will be a difficult feat: one requiring more than wits, brawn, or magic.Cover art by Jacqueline Brianne
KNIGHT'S OATH
When 20-year-old Eliana’s father orders her to court, it is with one purpose: to save their noble, destitute family through marriage to a wealthy suitor. Eliana would much rather be studying healing and making use of her rare magical talent for medicines, but there is no escaping his command. She has eight short weeks to find a match she can stomach, or else she’ll be married off to the cruel, despicable man of her father's choosing.Navigating court politics is difficult for nervous Eliana, who is determined to take up as little space as possible. Worst of all, she only has eyes for the Queen’s nephew, Corin: a brooding, rugged knight who is already betrothed to another. Though he returns Eliana's feelings, he’s as trapped by duty as she is. But even as Corin struggles against his own family's shackles, he is driven by a singular purpose: to rid the land of the bandits terrorizing the Queen's people.As the outlaws circle the capital city, Corin and Eliana turn their focus and their talents towards helping the vulnerable common folk who live outside the palace walls. But the bandits have a patron who aims to spread dissent amongst the crumbling ranks of the nobility. The more lives Corin and Eliana save, the more enemies they are both making… and the closer her father’s deadline draws.This slow-burn friends-to-lovers explores an exciting new fantasy kingdom with subtle magic, steamy encounters, and danger lurking around every bend.Cover art by Jacqueline Brianne
KNIGHT'S FIRE
She’s the hostage of an enemy knight... yet she's safer than she's ever been.Lady Ayla of Blackfell has spent the last three years living in fear of her cruel husband, surviving through quiet, daring acts of resistance. But when a traitorous knight conquers the castle, Ayla finds herself the personal hostage of a warrior far deadlier than the one she married.Niel doesn't care whether his father’s rebellion succeeds, but he'll gladly use the war to exact his own revenge against the nobility. There's just one problem: right as he's about to ransom the castle’s lady back to her lord, he sees the bruises covering her arm.Now he refuses to let her go. With the Queen’s army surrounding castle Blackfell, they’re trapped together for a long, cold, winter siege.Ayla doesn't want to return to her old life. But if Niel wins, his father's armies will destroy her country, and if he loses, he'll be put to the sword. If she can't forge a path to peace between Niel and the crown, she'll have to choose between her homeland and the knight who, despite his treachery, has begun to claim her heart.Cover art by Jacqueline Brianne
Minor Works of Meda
She’d be the most gifted witch in centuries, if she had an ounce of power in her veins.With weak magic and no social graces, Meda’s dreams of becoming a great witch are impossible. It doesn’t matter how much harder she works than her rival, Kalcedon: the heartless half-fae has so much magic that just being near him makes her blood sing.When an ancient Ward-spell falters, a wave of devastation crashes across their islands. If the spell fails for good, they’ll be at the mercy of the cruelest fae lord their world has ever seen. But if Meda can translate the ancient spell fast enough to understand who is destroying it, and how, she won’t just save the isles. She’ll finally prove her worth.Meda’s sharp mind isn’t enough to win against an unknown enemy. She’ll also need Kalcedon’s endless well of power. As they travel the Protectorate's islands, navigating grief and racing against time, she begins to see a new side to the half-fae. Behind his cruel words, there may be a battered heart more human than Meda dares admit… and a man who will do anything to keep her safe.…Even if it costs the whole world.Cover art by Logan Howard
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Bio?
Juliette Caruso is a human gremlin who hates writing biographies but has been forced to.She is a dual citizen of the US and a medieval fantasy world that exists solely in her head. Juliette's romantasy stories are a doorway into simpler lands full of warriors, witches, and ordinary people who want to do good and are willing to fight for love and their found families.She has two fine arts degrees in oil painting and poetry, was once upon a time a lawyer, and remains convinced her books "aren't really that cozy" despite immense evidence to the contrary.
If you think I've left out something that should be on one of these lists, please email me at juliette.caruso.author@gmail.com.
Knight's Bride
Unwanted marriage, fear of forced pregnancy, drugging (not for SA purposes), general violence and sexism, gaslighting, a spider, mentions of torture
Knight's Oath
Child abuse, verbal abuse (not from romantic partner), familial abuse (both verbal and physical), sexism, suspected sexual assault (did not actually happen), pushy hero (FMC is not bothered, but could be uncomfortable for some), threat of marriage to unwanted partner, fatphobia (not from romantic partner), general violence and descriptions of wounds and injuries, infertility (not main couple)
Knight's Fire
There are on-page depictions/discussions of child abuse, reproductive coercion, and domestic violence in the opening chapters. Readers who are particularly sensitive to these subjects may prefer to start the book at the third chapter, "The Monstrous Wood." These triggers are also in the rest of the book but are generally vague/off-page after this point.This is a story about two people with intense trauma healing together. Please note that their trauma plays a large role throughout the story.Other triggers: sexual assault (including of a minor) (vague, off-page); suicidal ideation (vague); men with poor emotional control; violence/death; general sexism; pregnancy; illness
Dragon Ranch of Dawn Ridge
Physical assault including mild gore (but no SA), violence, loss of a family member (off-page, due to illness), organized crime including murder and drug activity (off-page), child neglect and parentification (off-page), animal cruelty, unprotected sex.
Minor Works of Meda
Grief and loss, death and violence, verbal abuse in a romantic relationship, extremely possessive relationship, implied sexual assault (vague/off page/not between the main characters, though some trauma responses or internal monologues shown on page may be triggering to readers), references to ethnic cleansing (vague/off page), lost memories, fire.