First published 2025
Princess Una Hartstone of Issos faces an impossible choice. The brutal conflict with the dark fae has devastated her realm, and the Wraith King offers only one path to peace: her complete surrender. In exchange for ending the bloodshed, she must give both her life and body to her greatest enemy. Gollaya Verbane, known as the Wraith King, seeks to fulfill an ancient prophecy that will elevate the dark fae. His seer identifies Una as the weapon he needs, demanding her total submission. But when Una finally yields to his demands, Goll discovers she means far more to him than a mere tool of war. Una's abduction to the palace of Näkt Mir awakens mysteries from her past and exposes dangerous secrets within the court walls. A hidden traitor plots to seize Goll's throne and everything he values, underestimating both Una's true magical abilities and the lengths Goll will go to protect her. He would set the entire world ablaze before allowing harm to come to the woman who has become his obsession.
Genres: romance, fantasy, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Issos, Näkt Mir
Period: ancient
454 pages · Hardcover · The Bookish Box & Shop
Content warnings: violence