Thrust into a political marriage, Desney, an Elven princess, endures four intolerable years as the unwanted, mistrusted queen of a Human kingdom. Now, the palace is under siege, the king has taken his own life, and Desney stands alone against a horde of brutal barbarian invaders.
Valien, the young barbarian king, though, does not live up to the legend. Fair, even kind, and mourning his own devastating losses, all he wants is peace. Despite the violent nature of their meeting, a deep bond soon grows between Desney and Valien—but might past traumas on both sides prevent it from ever becoming more?
As kingdoms teeter on the brink of war, Desney grapples with love and loss, politics, trust, and the hazards of her own identity, desperate to conceal the source of her growing magical abilities. Valien, the Human, distrusts magic already. The truth might destroy everything between them.
Desney’s father was an Elven prince, but her mother…
Deep within Elven territory lies an ancient volcano, the Forge, source of all Elven magic. Into it, a cold darkness slithers, threatening to corrupt the one bloodline tasked to protect it—Desney’s other bloodline.
When acts of unprecedented evil unfold, Desney’s impressive magic might hold the answer. But can she come to terms with herself and her power in time to save her people?
Coming October 28th
