First published 2016
Crown princess Lorelai Diederich lives as a fugitive after Queen Irina murdered her father and seized the throne of Ravenspire. Lorelai has one goal: destroy the wicked queen using the same magical power that makes Irina the most dangerous sorceress in the kingdom. Meanwhile, Prince Kol of neighboring Eldr faces his own crisis when magic-wielding ogres kill his father and brother. Now responsible for saving his people, Kol strikes a bargain with Queen Irina. She will grant him magical abilities if he becomes her huntsman and delivers Lorelai's heart. But when Kol tracks down the fugitive princess, he discovers a fierce and beautiful woman unlike anyone he expected. As Lorelai fights to stay ahead of the dragon huntsman she finds herself drawn to, she schemes to bring down Irina. The wicked queen prepares her own final gambit that threatens to cost Lorelai everything she has left.
Genres: fantasy, young-adult, fantasy-romance, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Ravenspire, Eldr
Period: medieval
390 pages · Hardcover · Balzer + Bray
Content warnings: violence