Part of October Daye
First published 2014
Queen Arden Windermere has finally settled into her role on the throne. The Kingdom of the Mists enjoys a rare stretch of calm. No wars threaten the realm. October "Toby" Daye has begun to lower her guard for the first time in years. She dares to imagine what her future might hold. Then Simon Torquill appears. His return destroys the fragile stability everyone has fought to build. The kingdom plunges back into chaos. Toby must confront the reality that in Faerie, the past never truly dies. Secrets refuse to stay hidden. The peace she thought they had won crumbles around her. She faces a choice between the security she craves and the battles she cannot escape.
Genres: fantasy, adult-fiction, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy, fantasy-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family
Setting: Kingdom of the Mists, Faerie
358 pages · Mass Market Paperback · DAW
Content warnings: death, violence