Where Love Becomes Power
Love. Magic. Reclamation.
Enter worlds where courage changes destinies and healing becomes its own kind of power.
Olivia Tildon’s stories blend emotional depth, fierce romance, and characters determined to claim their own futures. From magical queens challenging tradition to women rebuilding their lives after loss, every story asks the same question: what becomes possible when love is becomes something that sets you free?
Start Your Journey Into the Oracles of the Gelid
Love is her rebellion.
Thrown onto the throne after her mother’s murder, Princess Lyla must navigate court intrigue, forbidden love, and awakening magic while fighting for a future where she doesn’t have to sacrifice who she is to keep her crown.
Every Flame Exacts Its Toll
The battle for the crown is over. The battle for the future has only begun.
With war spreading across the Gelid, allies scattered, and a god of death moving openly against her, Queen Lyla must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to protect the people she loves.
Meet Olivia Tildon
Writing stories of love, magic, and reclamation for readers who refuse to stay small.
Olivia Tildon is a twin mom and lifelong storyteller who turned to writing during a season of personal upheaval. What began as a quiet act of survival grew into a mission: to write stories where readers can see themselves in characters who are powerful, vulnerable, and worthy of extraordinary futures. Her work explores love, magic, reclamation, and the courage it takes to become who you were meant to be.
Her debut series, The Oracles of the Gelid, blends romantic tension, political intrigue, and lyrical magic in a world where heroines challenge tradition, reclaim their power, and rewrite fate itself. Olivia writes for the readers who stay up too late whispering “just one more chapter”—those who crave slow-burn longing, found family, fierce hope, and stories that remind them they are stronger than they know.
When she’s not writing, she’s usually wrangling her twins, curled up with a fantasy novel, or watching the Pacific Northwest rain fall with a cup of hot cocoa in hand.
Review of Iris of the Crowned Flame
I must talk about how much fun reading this story was. Not only was the world-building and magic system interesting, but we also had fantastic character development. I was a tad nervous when I first started reading about a princess, yet I was immediately put at ease with how she truly was in the story.
Lyla is a wonderful character who continues to grow within the story. Alongside her is a massive cast of characters who all make sense and fit well into the story. I absolutley loved the elements we had between the sapphic romance that built into something much more. Alongside everything else that was amazing, while this was a fantasy story we got so much more political intrigue. From seeing the inside of council meetings to event planning, I loved the attention to detail.
Thank you Oliva, and I cannot wait for book 2!
Review of Iris of the Crowned Flame
This book got me out of a two year long reading slump. The story has very thorough world building, you never hear modern fantasy books’ governments talk about finance, but you do in Iris of the Crowned Flame. It felt real and human, and made me actually care about their kingdom’s economy lol. It was also so refreshing to see the FMC plan to enter her politically coerced marriage with the intention of staying with her previous love. You rarely see this, and I absolutely love Amyra and Lyla together.
The book is very fast paced, and you feel the haste and urgency of the characters to find a suitor all the while staying true to their hearts. Additionally, it has WOMEN WRITTEN RIGHT. It felt so authentic and true and genuine. No objectification or Mary Sue characters here. Moreover, the 1st person narration through Lyla was playful yet had a soul-felt energy to it. It’s also very easy to read, great for getting out of reading slumps, and thematic but not too heavy to relax into.
Now to my favourite part, as much as this story is a romance, it is also a fantasy revolution. This is Princess Diaries but GAY. I adored the underlining message that women and queer people deserve to be heard, and our voices hold power even in the dark. Seeing the characters fight for their right to love freely healed something in little queer me. And witnessing such a healthy FFM relationship bloom made the why-choose poly reader in me melt.
All in all, a great read. Viva the revolution, and happy pride month!
Review of Toll of the Crowned Flame
I LOVED this book.
Toll of the Crowned Flame somehow made everything bigger — the magic, the war, the gods — but it still felt so emotional and personal. The prophecy and divine stuff was really cool and actually made me feel like something huge was happening, not just talked about.
And the reverse damsel moment? I was unwell. Spencer ending up the one who needs rescuing and Lyla basically going full goddess to get him back? That was EVERYTHING. I adore a protective man, but I love it even more when the woman gets to be the terrifying one.
The battles were intense, the magic was wild, and the relationships still felt real and messy in the best way.
I’m completely invested in this series now and absolutely need the next book.