What Does Banished Mean In Fantasy Novels?

Elara never imagined her quiet life as a wolfless handmaid would end in public humiliation and banishment. Traded by fate and framed by the golden princess who stole her identity at age twelve, Elara is rejected by the ruthless Alpha King Darius Thornwood in front of the entire realm. When Darius secretly offers her the position of hidden mistress and she refuses, Liora Kane frames her for poisoning and forces a “merciful” banishment only to send rogues to finish the job. In the blood-soaked Shadow Wilds, the legendary Cursed Lycan King, a feral beast chained by a thousand-year curse slaughters the rogues and claims Elara as his second-chance mate. Her suppressed hybrid powers awaken, revealing her as the last White Witch-Werewolf, the only being capable of breaking his curse. Now living in the Lycan King’s forbidden palace, Elara must prove she is far from weak while two kings wage war for her heart: one who discarded her and now hunts her with obsessive regret, and one who fights his own beast to court the woman who calms his curse. As ancient blood-witch wars erupt and Liora’s deadly secret threatens to destroy everything, Elara must choose, destroy the Alpha who broke her, or rule eternity beside the cursed beast who was always meant to be hers. Banished by the Alpha King: Claimed by the Cursed Lycan Beast is a fast-paced, steamy paranormal romance of rejected mates, hidden identities, explosive power awakenings, and a love strong enough to shatter curses and kingdoms.

My mother was a traitor. To my pack, I am no better. I'm used to being overlooked. I've been unwanted from the time I was born, and my pack, River Crest, made it abundantly clear every chance they could that I was not welcome. No one and nowhere was safe. I've spent my entire life alone, with no family, no friends, and now, no mate. At 24 years old, unmated and unwanted, I've accepted that I must be one of the mateless. Wretched, forsaken wolves who are cursed to live out their lives alone. Or worse. The legends and histories claim that being a mateless wolf is worse than death. They suggest choosing a mate and forming a bond before madness sets in or the pack rejects me. But I've been rejected. I'm used to the feeling. I thrive in it. Because the more they push me away, the less pain and humiliation I have to face. If I can make it another year unmated, I could face banishment, and I'll finally be free. That's my goal. And I'll be damned if I let anyone get in my way. Even my mate.  

“Keira Akari, I, Alpha River Colden, banish you from the White Howlers. I never want to see you again.” The Earth felt like it was swallowing me whole. The ground had opened up and for some reason, it kept dragging me down with it and no matter how hard I tried to hold onto anything to keep me afloat, nothing could save me from drowning. A week ago, I had just found out that my best friend since I was a little girl and a man I came to love deeply, was mated with someone else. On that same day, his mate, our Luna, started to treat me like trash. She would humiliate me, call me awful names, and hurt me physically. I didn’t tell anyone. I couldn’t. I tried to take all the pain until one day, I was kicked out by her and my fellow Pack members I thought were my friends just stood and watched. And the worst part? The absolute sword into my ? Alpha River didn’t do anything to stop her either. I cried until tears could no longer be produced by my body. The heartbreak I felt was so immense that I thought I would just crumble and die at any moment. Little did I know that my whole life was just getting started because I had just found out I was with our child. His child. Alpha River Colden may have broken my whole heart, banished me from our Pack and taken everything away from me in the process, but this one, this child growing in my stomach right now, this he can’t take away from me. I won’t ever let him.

Lara was never meant to be a Luna in their eyes—an orphan, wolfless, and burdened with a mark the pack called a curse. Yet fate bound her to Alpha Matteo, a powerful leader torn between destiny and duty. But love in a ruthless pack is fragile. When the elders pressure him and Lara’s inability to conceive becomes a problem for the pack, Matteo makes an unthinkable choice—he rejects her and casts her aside. In her place rises Selene, a seemingly delicate woman who quickly secures her position as the future Luna immediately she was announced to be pregnant with Matteo's son. Broken and discarded, Lara is forced into exile… unaware that her fall is only the beginning of something far greater than anyone could imagine.

When Helena is removed from her adoptive pack and sent back to the feared White Forest, an intimidating, cloaked stranger saves her life. As her intended role for White Forest Pack is revealed so is murder, lust and longing. An aging Alpha with two sons, one banished and one savage are interested in her future. Helena is falling for the one the pack wants dead, has he been banished for the right reason? She needs to make the right decisions because in the pack she leaves behind, two men are determined to seek revenge on her.White Forest Pack Series (Can all be read standalone)*Book 1 - A Banished Alpha*Book 2 - The Luna's Rejected Assassin*Book 3 - The Beta's PrizeShadowlands Series (Can all be read standalone)*Book 1 - A Damaged Alpha*Book 2 - The Luna Who Wants Everything (2023)

Seventeen-year-old Aria Moonstone was banished, betrayed, and left to survive alone… until her uncle, Alpha Leon, returns with a dark plan: her blood will grant him ultimate power. Trapped in a pack that once rejected her, with two weeks until a deadly ritual, Aria must navigate danger, betrayal, and secrets she barely understands. And then there’s Jason — strong, mysterious, alpha bound to her in ways she doesn’t yet realize. Can Aria survive the shadows of her past… and the boy she’s meant to be with?