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Unwritten by the Gods

by Caty Rogan

4.6

About this book

In a fractured world dominated by merciless deities, Maera has traded her identity as a downtrodden serf for the perilous life of a rebel. Years of brutal survival have hardened her, yet they fail to silence the ghosts of her past. Her mission is clear: dismantle the regime that shattered her life.

But when her path collides with Aelric, the lethal enforcer of the gods, her resolve fractures. Aelric is a warrior defined by his cold discipline and his legendary, winged war horse, serving the divine masters who hold humanity in an iron grip. Beneath his armor, however, he guards a decade-old secret: he has never recovered from the loss of Maera, the woman he once loved and ultimately betrayed.

As the fires of rebellion threaten to consume the realm, their forced proximity reignites a volatile, forbidden passion. They are caught between a decade of agonizing silence and the crushing weight of their conflicting loyalties. To survive the coming war, Maera and Aelric must confront the betrayal that tore them apart and decide if their buried love is a weakness to be purged or the only secret powerful enough to defy the gods themselves.

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What readers are saying

Stacyela

Tiny Book. Devastating Impact. Send Help.

"I was not prepared for what a tiny little novella was about to do to me. Unwritten by the Gods is short. Deceptively, dangerously short. And yet somehow Caty Rogan managed to pack in enough emotion to make me hurt for these characters, root for them, and fall completely in love with them. Maera and Aelric wormed their way into my heart faster than characters in books three times this length, and I genuinely did not see that coming. That's the thing about a well-executed prequel novella...it's a promise. And this one promises a lot. If Caty Rogan can make me feel this much in this few pages, I have absolutely no doubts about what the full series is going to do to me. I am both thrilled and deeply concerned for my emotional wellbeing. Consider me fully hooked. ["

May 14, 2026 Verified Purchase
Tarma

The perfect prequel❤️‍🩹

"4.5⭐️ An awesome second chance romance prequel novella! This writer has a great easy flow to her stories. They draw you in! Great characters. So much packed into a novella. I had already read Kissed by the Gods, so this was such a great addition to Aelric’s story. He is the Altor that is mentioned early on in Kissed by the Gods, that went missing, presumed dead on patrol. ["

April 17, 2026 Verified Purchase
Kyla Olayo

My new must buy

"I don't think I can never not give this author 5 stars because what do you mean this is some of her first debut writing? My jaw hits the floor every time I read a page. Her prose is so beautifully written. I think I just found like my muss by author. ["

January 10, 2026 Verified Purchase
Elizabeth P.

Great prequel novella

"Decided to read this prequel novella before jumping into Kissed by the Gods, and boy am I glad I did. Unwritten by the Gods is a fantastic little story. Action packed and full of heartache and strife, there’s a good little amount of spice in this as well. There isn’t a whole lot of world building, but I’m assuming we’ll get that in book one. I don’t know if Aelric or Maera will make an appearance in Kissed by the Gods, but I sure hope so. Considering this novella was so short, their relationship was so wonderfully written, I felt like it was a full length novel. This was a great intro into Caty Rogan’s writing and I’m excited to start on Kissed by the Gods next! ["

December 30, 2025

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