Escala's Wish (Tales of Valla Book 1)

International Firebird Book Award (January 2026) Runner-Up, Readers’ Choice Awards – Romantasy (February 2026)

Take a seat by the fire, order a flagon of ale, and settle in as self-proclaimed Bard Extraordinaire Wigfrith Foreverbloom regales the patrons of the Stag & Hound with the tale of Escala Winter—a mischievous faerie princess banished for breaking the most sacred law of the fey.

Born with mortal blood that made her curious where her kind was cautious, Escala was never a typical pixie princess. In the starlit Court of Dreams, she has always been treated like a mistake—too human, too restless, too drawn to a world she was forbidden to touch.

When her impulsive attempt to understand human love shatters the balance between realms, the Court demands the ultimate price. Stripped of her wings, her title, and even her fey form, Escala is cast into the harsh mortal world of Valla and bound to a cryptic quest meant to repair the damage she has done.

But the greatest danger awaiting her isn’t the ancient grudge she has awakened. It’s love.