The First Loss
Get your affairs in order, tissues ready, and plans cleared for the beautifully tragic prequel to the Rogue x Ara series.
“Write me a letter for every apple you’ve taken.”
For centuries, Vaelor Wrynwood has kept his circle small and his love life smaller. While he once dreamed of being an artist, alive and free, that was a lifetime ago. Now, his heart belongs to his people, and there isn’t room for anything—or anyone—else.
He may not have been thriving, but his kingdom was and that was all that mattered.
Until he returns to his orchard to find a human woman strolling through it, barefoot and humming to herself.
Their story begins here, with apples, a friendship, and hundreds of letters across worlds.
Two hearts who could not be more different. Two souls never meant to cross.
Or were they?
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JD Linton
JD Linton is the debut author of The Last Storm.
She is married to her high school sweetheart and a mother of one. She enjoys reading and writing spicy fantasy romance, and as with most writing mamas, she’s also a midnight writer—up all day with her real baby and up all night with her fictional babies.
When not writing, you can find her reading, making a million tiktoks, or at the park with her son.
She is currently working on her debut series and is so excited to see where it leads. Writing has truly changed her life and she’s even more thankful for the incredible community it brought with it.
Rogue X Ara
Rogue X Ara consists of two primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

