Part of Savage Lands
First published 2021
Brexley has spent everything getting here. Now she stands holding the Nectar, the most sought-after object in the world, and the win feels nothing like she expected. Finding it cracks open secrets she was never meant to know, secrets that gut the life she built and the person she thought she was. Somewhere inside her, a power stirs that she is not prepared to carry. Magic does not come free. To pull others back from the edge of death, Brexley burns through something she cannot recover, and the bond she shared with a legendary figure goes silent. The grief that follows is not quiet. It moves through every friendship, every trust, every feeling she has tried to hold onto. She pushes the grief down and goes back to work. Istvan is still out there, still hungry for control, and the further Brexley digs into his operations, the uglier the picture gets. Greed, manipulation, and ruin stack up around her. The trail drags her back into the worst places she has ever survived. This time, only one person walks out.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, action, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family, sacrifice
408 pages · Paperback · Twisted Fairy Publishing
Content warnings: death, violence