Portal Fantasy • Dark Fae Heroine • Forbidden World

She Thought She Was Human. Then She Tore Open a Rift Into the Fae World She’d Been Forbidden From Her Entire Life.

DARK FAE MASTERS OF ITALY

VAMPIRE FAE ROMANTASY • COMPLETE 5-BOOK SERIES

Portal fantasy romance delivers a specific pleasure: a heroine who enters a world she doesn’t fully understand, and whose reactions to that world — the wonder, the danger, the disorientation of being an outsider who belongs more than she knew — carry the emotional weight of discovery that familiar-world stories can’t provide. Dark Fae Masters of Italy opens with that premise and immediately complicates it. Ariana is a Fae born in the human world who believed she had no powers. Then she tears open a rift in space. The world she arrives in is the Twilight Realm — the birthplace of the Fae, a place she has been forbidden from her entire life. She arrives knowing nothing, surrounded by beings whose politics, history, and power structures she has to learn while simultaneously being their most valuable and most dangerous unknown quantity.

The secondary world is the setting the series is built around. The Twilight Realm has Summer Fae Courts with kings and princes, Master Vampire courts centered in Florence, a city of Winter Fae in the north, and ancient magic older than any court’s recorded history. The author’s approach to world-building is descriptive and immersive — readers consistently describe the prose as “luxurious,” the world as one they “see and feel.” The setting is as much a character as the heroes.

The portal fantasy structure runs through all five books. Ariana navigates between the human world and the Twilight Realm, and the series ends with a return to Florence for a final battle that requires uniting both worlds. The discovery arc — who she is, what her power means, and why she was forbidden from the Fae world — threads through the full series and pays off in Book 5.

This story takes you to another world that lives besides our human one

“This story takes you to another world that lives besides our human one. Although the characters are not human, they experience a lot of the same emotions, intrigues, and problems that we humans do, while being imbued with supernatural powers and living in extraordinarily beautiful surroundings.” — Sandy Rabbit, Amazon US

Wild journey filled with magic, love, heartbreak, and sword fighting

“This installment takes us on a wild journey filled with magic, love, heart break, turmoil, and good old fashioned sword fighting! Can’t wait for the next book! A truly wonderful beginning to, what should be, another mesmerizing series!” — MustangPrincess89, Amazon US

You will reel in every page — Ava Ward’s ability to create an amazing world will entrance you

“Anyone who has read an Ava Ward series will know that they are entering a wonderful world: decadent and decorative, fiercely passionate and personally challenging. You will reel in every page — Ava Ward’s ability to create an amazing world will entrance you.” — EileenM, Amazon UK

FAQ

Is there actual portal travel between worlds?
Yes. Ariana’s power is the ability to tear open rifts between the human world and the Twilight Realm (the fae world). This is established in Book 1 and used throughout the series. The transition between worlds is not a one-time event — it’s a structural part of the plot across all five books.

How developed is the secondary world?
Extensively. The Twilight Realm has multiple fae courts (Summer Fae, Winter Fae), vampire courts centered in Florence, and a deep historical backstory about the Fae’s origins. The world-building is a consistent reader talking point — described as immersive, luxurious, and “extraordinarily beautiful.”

Is the heroine competent or is she a passive fish-out-of-water?
She starts as an outsider who doesn’t understand the world she’s entered. By Book 3 her power is the most significant force in both the vampire and fae worlds. The series description calls her “smart heroine” and “chosen one” — the arc from uninitiated to powerful is a central feature of all five books.

Is the series complete?
Five books, all published, free in Kindle Unlimited.