Kingdoms Fallen and Found

Forging Kings: The Sword of Gaia: Book 1

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Genres

Sword & Sorcery, Clean, Survival, Royalty, Epic Fantasy, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Abuse, Death, and Violence

Type of Ending

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Sep 26, 2026

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400 pages

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Kingdoms Fallen and Found

Forging Kings: The Sword of Gaia: Book 1

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Blurb

A kingdom in exile. A forest that lures its prey with false emotions. She sees through both.

Paelinar never wanted the crown—but after a bloody coup forces him to lead his people into the wilderness, survival becomes the only throne worth fighting for.

Their refuge turns nightmare when an earthquake tears open something ancient: a supernatural forest that spreads like a plague, luring the desperate and the grieving with the promise of everything they've lost. The harder Paelinar fights to protect his people, the deeper the Lure reaches into him—and he begins to suspect it knows his secrets better than he does. So does Maelinde. She's the last person he wants to trust, and the one he can't stop thinking about.

But the forest isn't his only enemy. His brother is coming—hungrier for revenge than for the crown—and he'll burn everything Paelinar has built to collect it.

Two monsters. One impossible choice. And no power in this world that can stop both.

Perfect for fans of Anthony Ryan's Blood Song, John Gwynne's Bloodsworn Trilogy, and Ryan Cahill's The Bound and the Broken.

Content Notes:

The romance is clean and slow-burn. It builds across all six books, very little resolves in book 1, and there is no explicit content. If you're looking for heat, this won't satisfy you.
Book 1 ends on a hook. Books 1 through 3 form a complete arc.
About 114,000 words, a eight-to-ten-hour read.

What people are saying...

"Kingdoms Fallen and Found is a fantasy adventure that is easily addictive, with endearing characters that you'll quickly care about and a hero's journey that is original."

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Genres

Sword & Sorcery, Clean, Survival, Royalty, Epic Fantasy, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Abuse, Death, and Violence

Type of Ending

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Series

Forging Kings: The Sword of Gaia — Book 1

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Reader Spots Remaining

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Number of days to read

Publication Date

Sep 26, 2026

Page Length

400 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Multi-award winning author, Cami Murdock Jensen grew up in Spanish Fork, Utah, fostering two passions: science and the fine arts. As a senior in high school, she won the Sterling Scholar in science and cloned DNA to compete on the state level. One year later, she wrote the score for her first children’s musical, "Robin Hood: Tales of Ye Merry Wood", which she later published. She has since dedicated years to teaching, writing, composing, and directing, as well as studying the genetic defect that runs in her family. Cami has six amazing children who have battled leagues of demons and a husband who is a much better hero than any prince.