Emma Warria
Author
Romantic Fantasy
Courage, Love, and Connection in a Shifting World
About
Emma Warria was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
A lifelong insomniac, she began drafting novels on her phone in the quiet hours while her husband and three young sons slept. Inspired by fiction from an early age, she has rarely been without a book in hand
and considers her smartphone’s most important role to be carrying her library.When she isn’t writing, she works as a nurse practitioner. Bonds of Shadow and Light is her publishing debut, blending the things she loves to read most:
slow-burn romance, accessible fantasy,
and deep family ties — escapism with both heart and teeth.
Books
Bonds of Shadow and Light
Lera has learned every gift has a price; for a decade, she has used hers in service to her people, trained by her family of spies. But she didn’t expect her ability to cloak her wolf dominance to clear the path for her own family to deceive her… until her fate as queen of the wolf nation is thrust upon her.She presses into a deceptive court, where she must secure a mate within weeks. Her rare ability to see emotional bonds as threads of light — or shadow — might lead her to love… or cost her people dearly.With the current queen unable to defend their people and rival predatory kingdoms edging toward war, she has no time for failure. If Lera lets fear guide her, her people will fall. Only her courage to sacrifice all she loves can keep the shifter nations from war.Bonds of Shadow and Light blends the political stakes and hidden power of Jennifer Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash with the emotional depth and dominance-driven bonds of Patricia Briggs’ Alpha and Omega series.
Upcoming:
Book Two:
Take a closer look at the fox Skulks, revel in a budding romance, and walk beside two strong women who rise above their dark pasts ... with the help of their mates.
Updates
10/19/2025
My favorite part of editing has to be challenging myself to ensure cohesion throughout a book. The story flows, the characters are consistent in voice and motivations, the prose remains elevated, and loose ends are tied in a satisfying way.
But the editing process wreaks its own havoc — and leads to what I have discovered is my least favorite part of editing: proper names vs pronouns.
My latest polish pass involves combing through each sentence to ensure that every she, her, him, etc. clearly points to the right person. I now have a true appreciation for copy editors, because this polish run is pure misery.***10/15/2025
I never thought I would write a book.
That was for creative people.
But I had an idea that wouldn't let go. And the drive (or maybe obsession) to make it happen. Getting it down on the page, then rereading it in the dark of the night was a secret joy. Deciding it was good enough for others to read — a revelation.
So I knuckled down to edit, then polish. But the more I learned about professional-grade writing, the more I realized how far I had yet to go.
What a gut punch.
I considered letting it go. But within 24 hours, I was back to the keyboard.
Months later, I have crafted a book I can stand behind — with the hope it will land beside the other treasures already on the shelf.
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