Tales of Pern Coen

Discover the original tales that started it all! The Tales of Pern Coen series is an interconnected series of adult epic romantic fantasy books that take place in the same Celtic and Roman inspired worlds. While the books do not have to be read in order, a recommended reading order can be found here.

Dive into the mythical world of Pern Coen


A Bloodlines Bonus Prequel Novella

Their love is forbidden, but she’s willing to pay the price. The daughter of an emperor, Faustina has been raised to be two things: beautiful and silent. As her wedding draws near, she has resigned herself to the fate of a lonely and loveless marriage, until a chance meeting with a stranger from the far north promises to alter her future. Idris is everything she has dreamed of and the world he speaks of is unlike anything she has every experienced. Faustina quickly finds herself falling for both his alluring ideas and his intoxicating touch, but does she dare risk giving her heart to Idris?

Romantic Content: Closed Door/Fade To Black

For Readers Who Love: Roman inspired worldbuilding, forbidden love, coastal city vibes, rebellious princess, charming prince

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Bloodlines Book 0.5

Who will break, who will rise, and who will lose their heart? When southern invaders seek to expand their vast empire to her isolated island home, the peace that Brynn has long known is shattered. As both a healer and the daughter of a Ri, she wants nothing more than to save her people, but the empire of Kelnore threatens her family, her home, and the man she has grown to love. Along with her brother, she vows to do everything she can to stop the invaders, but even with their powerful Spirits, can the island of Pern Coen stand against the coming darkness?

Romantic Content: Closed Door/Fade To Black

For Readers Who Love: Celtic inspired worldbuilding, Robin Hood vibes, political intrigue, friends to lovers, wolves, found family, a touch of magic

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Bloodlines Book 1

Strange shores, strange Spirits, and an outlaw who should be her enemy, but might just steal her heart. Forced to flee her uncle’s palace in the dead of night in order to save her own life, Duchess Rhiannon of Solis finds herself pulled into an ongoing war. She seeks safety on the shores of the island of Pern Coen, though she knows little of the strange land and its even stranger Spirits. A stroke of fate leaves her at the mercy of a band of rebels led by a notorious outlaw, a man the people of the island call the Hunter. Conor has lost his family and his home. Forced to live in exile, he dreams of the day that the people of Pern Coen win back their freedom. He has no love for the Empire of Kelnore, but when he finds an injured Kelnorian noblewoman, he can’t bring himself to abandon her. The longer Rhiannon spends with Conor and his band of outlaws, the more she finds herself torn between the life she knew and the life she has discovered on the island. Can she turn her back on all she’s ever known? And can a rugged outlaw capture her heart?

Romantic Content: Just Kisses

For Readers Who Love: Celtic & Roman inspired worldbuilding, Robin Hood vibes, political intrigue, a lost heir, a broody outlaw king, found family, enemies to lovers, wolves, a touch of magic

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Bloodlines Book 2

The war must end and Rhiannon must fight for the life she dreams of. Conor and Rhiannon have joined forces to win Pern Coen its freedom from the Empire of Kelnore, but their fight has only just begun. Crown Princes Alekos has sworn to capture and destroy both the Hunter and the Huntress, but what he doesn’t know is that the Huntress is his beloved cousin. More than just Alekos and the Kelnorian Army, however, threaten to tear Conor and Rhiannon apart. Conor’s former betrothed reveals that she, too, has survived the Kelnorian invasion. Wynne wants Conor back and her return to his life threatens the fledging relationship that he and Rhiannon have built. But Wynne is also hiding a secret. She harbors a power that could change the tide of the war. Rhiannon has become the warrior she has dreamed of, but will she and Conor lose everything they have fought so hard for at the hands of the empire?

Romantic Content: Closed Door/Fade To Black

For Readers Who Love: Celtic & Roman inspired worldbuilding, Robin Hood vibes, political intrigue, a lost heir, a broody outlaw king, found family, enemies to lovers, wolves, villain romance, a touch of magic

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A Standalone Pern Coen Novel

Can she trust a man sent by her enemy to help her save her clan from darkness? A loyal warrior of the Ri of Ceffyl, Torin has no choice but to do the Ri’s bidding when he’s sent to hunt down a powerful healer who’s rumored to have been cursed by one of the Dark Spirits of the island of Pern Coen. After a heart wrenching betrayal by the man she trusted the most, Briallen has been forced to carve out a lonely existence on the rugged coast. When a warrior comes to her door claiming to be sent by the man who betrayed her and demanding her return to Castle Afon, she refuses. But when that same warrior is attacked by a monster from the deep, she feels duty bound to help him with her gift of healing. Thrown together in unexpected and unlikely circumstances, Torin and Briallen find themselves drawn to one another in ways they never imagined. But as their feelings for one another grow, the dark threats against the people of Ceffyl increase and Briallen discovers that she just might have the power to put an end to them.

Romantic Content: Closed Door/Fade To Black

For Readers Who Love: Celtic inspired worldbuilding, healer heroine, cinnamon roll warrior hero, sea monsters, enemies to lovers, mythical creatures, forced proximity, found family, magic

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Legacy Book 1

A broken warrior and an outcast king face a darkness that threatens to destroy them both. Niall never imagined he would become king, nor did he ever imagine that he would be granted the abilities of a seer. His unnatural power, however, has proven to be no great gift, for it has already cost him the woman he loves and it threatens to cost him his kingship. His people already don’t trust him and if they knew of his power, they would view him as nothing more than a monster. Niall’s future looks grim, but a twist of fate returns Ciara to his life when he least expects it, but when the man Ciara trusted the most disappeared, she turned to his brother, a man she never saw herself falling for. But a dark power is stirring in Pern Coen, one that hasn’t been seen in decades. One man is at the center of the growing darkness, but is it the man that Ciara, and the people, think? Is Niall innocent or is he hiding more than just his powerful abilities?

Romantic Content: Passionate Kissing

For Readers Who Love: Celtic inspired worldbuilding, a broody outcast king, a broken warrior heroine, political intrigue, friends to lovers, sibling rivalry, wolves, found family, magic

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Legacy Book 2

Defeating the Raven Spirit will cost them everything. After fleeing Castle Ciall, Ciara has chosen to remain at the side of the rightful Ri of Blaidd, even though Niall’s future is uncertain. The two of them have finally confessed the truth of their feelings, but she still struggles to gain his complete trust, no matter how hard she tries. Niall knows he cannot abandon his people, but he also knows they greatly fear his power. To regain control of the clan, he must reveal his secrets and seek aid from the one man he loathes: his father. Ciara and Niall’s journey to thwart the Raven Spirit and Niall’s usurping brother, Bleddyn, eventually leads them back to Ciara’s homeland. Alliances are made and traitors are revealed, until the fate of the island and Niall’s very life fall into Ciara’s hands. Will she break under Bleddyn’s lies or become the warrior she has always longed to be?

Romantic Content: Closed Door/Fade To Black

For Readers Who Love: Celtic inspired worldbuilding, a broody outcast king, a broken warrior heroine, political intrigue, friends to lovers, sibling rivalry, wolves, found family, magic

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