Hello, I am Kali Rae.
I never expected to become a writer; in fact, it was the last thing on my list. It took two years of a friend’s persistence and one late-night phone call to change my mind. I went from saying "no thank you" to discovering my true passion.
Now, I build dark fantasy worlds from the ground up. My writing is about immersion. I want you to smell the wind drifting with the scent of jasmine, only to have it curdle into the creeping rot of something far more sinister.
In my stories, the world lives and breathes just as much as the protagonist. These are books filled with action, but also with the raw, heavy emotions of triumph, loss, and failure. You’ll find slow-burn romances that ache with tension, built on a foundation of trust that is earned, never given. You’ll find slow-burn romances that ache with tension, built on a foundation of trust that is earned, never given. You will meet characters who won't just leave you when the story ends—they will follow you.
I hope you will join me on this journey and come to love these worlds as much as I do.
Be sure to join the Discord or F/B group Cozy Pages with Kali Rae. It's where you'll find information on upcoming books, schedule changes, and connect with an amazing and fun community.
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Completed:
The Shadowed Path of Lyra
Thalia's Ashen Fate
Through Moonlit Shadows (Book One)
Under Crimson Rain(Book Two)
Ongoing:
Beyond Hollow Echoes(Book Three)
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*COMPLETED*
They called her a curse. She made it a weapon.
Alanah is the shadow that protects a town that fears her more than the monsters she slays. Her crimson eyes have branded her an outcast, her only purpose a thankless, bloody duty. But when a brutal betrayal leaves her exiled and alone, she is captured by a society that commands the very dragons she has sworn to destroy.
Dragged to a hidden sanctuary where monsters are allies and enemies are saviors, Alanah is trapped in a war she never knew existed. To survive, she must unlearn a lifetime of hatred and unravel the lies at the heart of her cursed world... or become the monster they always said she was.
*COMPLETED*
With Ruslan dead and the Ashen Vow defeated, Alanah believed peace was within reach. But the end of the war was only the beginning.
Drawn into the shadows by a trail of crimson butterflies, she is forced to question what is real. The world is shifting, growing far more unpredictable as Alanah draws closer to her destiny as a seer of truth.
The ancient curse holds secrets they must uncover—and surviving it will demand a price they never imagined.
*COMPLETED*
The truth is a heavier burden than any blade.In the devastating aftermath of Through Moonlit Shadows, Alanah knows the terrifying reality of her world: she is not a curse, but a vessel for the very dragon humanity slaughtered. But knowing the truth and surviving it are two very different things.Trapped in the suffocating dark of the Underkeep, Alanah must shatter her facade of obedience and escape Commander Ruslan. Her only hope for vengeance lies across the sea in Luminethra, forcing her to do the unthinkable. She must beg the dragon riders who once held her captive for an alliance.To burn the Order of the Ashen Vow to the ground, Alanah must learn to fight alongside Mikaeus and a deeply distrustful Emeric. But as Ruslan threatens every thought, the line between justice and vengeance blurs. Alanah has sworn to destroy everyone who stands with the Vow, but she must decide: will her rage be the fire that purges the darkness, or will she lose herself to the flames?
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*Completed
Princess Thalia’s life ended in fire and betrayal. But for her, death was not the end—it was a second chance.
Waking up one year in the past, she is the sole keeper of a horrifying secret: the king, her own father, is about to unleash an apocalypse. To stop him, she must transform herself from the forgotten, useless princess everyone despises into a master of magic and intrigue.
Her only hope lies chained in the darkness beneath the palace—a legendary elven warrior, the last of his kind, broken by a centuries-old curse. He is a weapon she must wield, a secret she must protect, and a soul whose fate is inexplicably tied to her own.
As they forge a desperate alliance, their combined power awakens ancient magic and a forbidden love that could unite their peoples. But in a world of whispering shadows and monstrous creatures, their bond may be the very thing that triggers the doom they are trying to prevent.
For in a battle against fate itself, the price of saving the world may be everything they have come to love.
*Completed*
Haunted by nightmares, reclusive alchemist Lyra finds her sanctuary shattered when creatures twisted by dark magic force her from the shadows. Joining the steadfast Commander Noctis and his companions, she embarks on a desperate quest into a corrupted kingdom.
Their journey uncovers a horrifying conspiracy: a plot to unleash an ancient evil poised to devour the world. As fragments of her own forgotten past surface, Lyra realizes she may hold the only key to stopping the apocalypse.
But amidst the chaos, she's drawn into an unexpected love—a connection that could forge her into the hero the world needs, or become the fatal vulnerability that leads to ultimate destruction. Can Lyra trust her heart and master her fears before the darkness consumes everything?