by Martina Boone (Author)

A lush, emotional slow-burn romantasy where a mortal woman with forbidden magic and a wounded immortal warrior are caught between duty, a fate-touched love, and an ancient power stirring beneath the mist-covered Highland hills. Perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon's sweeping romance and the atmospheric fantasy of Sarah A. Parker and Rachel Gillig.

Five crowns. Two reluctant lovers. One throne between them.

Flora Domhnall will do anything to protect her people and keep her Highland clan neutral in a war between the Everfolk. Then she finds a dying warrior-one of the rebel king's Riders-bleeding in her woods. If the Raven Queen's soldiers catch him, Flora's clan will hang as traitors. If she turns him away, the rebels will demand revenge.

Chyr is a Rider of the Anvar'thaine. He's immortal, yet a mysterious wound is dragging him toward death, and the doorway back to his world beyond the Veil is sealing shut. To save both realms, he must rely on the mortal woman who has every reason to fear and betray him.

Allied by necessity and stalked by their enemies, Flora and Chyr cross moor and mountain while war rages through the Highlands and the ancient land wakes in fury. Flora's mysterious magic defies the oaths etched into Chyr's skin, but as her power grows and an ancient crown stirs beneath the Highlands, so does the pull between them. To save his people and hers, he'll pay the price in blood and heartbreak.

Honor is everything-until it isn't. Then you hunt for the one chance left.

"As a massive fan of Outlander, I went into this story hoping for a touch of sweeping romance, aching emotion, and lush world-building - and I was not disappointed...There's the same richness of setting, the same sense of fate-touched love, and that slow, simmering tension between two characters who feel destined for each other, even as the world threatens to pull them apart." -Lilith's Library

★★★★★ PRAISE FOR MARTINA BOONE ★★★★★

"So swoon-worthy it's ridiculous." -RT Book Reviews, RT Editors'' Best Books of the Year

"Even the villains and not-likable characters were just so engrossing. I have to say I've already put the sequel on my TBR shelf." - USA Today

"Darkly romantic..." -#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout

"Charming and steamy on the surface, with cold-blooded secrets buried down deep." -Kendare Blake, New York Times bestselling author

"Beautifully written, with vivid characters, a generations-old feud, and romance that leaps off the page. Not to be missed." -Megan Shepherd, New York Times bestselling author

"A delicious slow burn to be savored. I want to live in this world!" -Wendy Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

"Sparkles with authentic, layered characters and beautiful, thoughtful prose." -Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author

"Haunting, atmospheric, and absorbing..." -Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author

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