In a world in which dreams are guarded and nightmares are unsanctioned, one woman's unraveling mind may hold the key to everything the empire fears.
Elysia has spent her life thus far beneath the white clouds of the Dromin elves, protected from nightmares and the Nithrin elves that feed on them—until now. Her dreams have begun to twist into haunting scenes of ancient creatures, death . . . and a mysterious figure cloaked in light and shadow. Elysia suspects he's a Dromin elf breaking multiple laws to appear to her, and his whispered words and lingering touch ignite a spark between them that the gods themselves will soon fear.
When the queen dies and a brutal selection process to replace her begins, Elysia quickly realizes the waking world is fracturing alongside her sleeping one. Women across the empire are offered to the elven high priestess, put forward as potential heads for a crown drenched in blood and lies. Elysia finds herself at the center of the trials, and if she's to survive them, she'll have to decide what she's willing to fight for—and if she can live with the choices she's forced to make. Because only one will be chosen as queen, but all will be broken in the process.
Elysia eventually ascends into the elven world to find the one who stirred her heart is waiting there, but his true identity is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Choosing each other will mean forsaking the world they're trying to save . . .
Sweeping, perilous, and aching with forbidden passion, Where Dreams Fall is the first book of a dark romantasy series in which love is the most dangerous rebellion of all.
"A fierce romantasy that's not afraid to show its claws. Pulse-pounding intrigue, delicious romance, and an ending that left me speechless! Where Dreams Fall is everything I want in fantasy romance." —LJ Andrews, USA Today–bestselling author of the Ever Seas and Broken Souls and Bones series
"A pulse-pounding descent into a world where nightmares bleed into reality and salvation comes cloaked in starlight. R.L. Caulder weaves terror and tenderness with masterful precision. Elysia's desperate flight will leave your heart in your throat, only for a velvet-voiced dream-keeper to steal it entirely. Dark, seductive, and utterly addictive, this is fantasy romance at its fiercest. Dive in . . . if you dare wake up." —C.R. Jane, USA Today–bestselling author of the Spartan Flame and Pucking Wrong series
"There is little I enjoy reading more than a slow burn, but when you add in tension, forbidden attraction, and soul mates, I will eat it up and that's exactly what I did with R.L. Caulder's Where Dreams Fall. A sweeping, fast-paced, spell-binding romantasy, I was gripped from the first page to the last." —Elayna R. Gallea, bestselling author of the Binding Chronicles and the Giving Chronicles
"An absolutely addictive read, filled with high stakes, hot elves, and a heroine you can't help but root for. Elysia is everything you could want—cunning, protective, and determined. This is the perfect read for fans of Nisha J. Tuli and Lauren Roberts or anyone who has been aching for their next forbidden bodyguard romance. You are not going to want to miss this!" —Vasilisa Drake, author of the Kingdom of Dark Magic and Shifted Fates series
