Norse Magic, Forbidden Love, and Dangerous Secrets Threaten a Kingdom's Fate - Can They Resist Their Darkest Desires? Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Danielle L Jensen, and Hannah Kaner! -- Together they'll restore a broken kingdom or burn it to the ground . In a kingdom at war, Lyra Bien intends to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed King Damir . Until Roark Ashwood, the monarch's silent but irresistibly handsome soldier , invades her village and uncovers Lyra's secret. That she is a melder . Gifted in the three magical crafts - bone, blood, and soul - a melder is highly sought after. But there is a price : their magic is also the seed of their destruction . Forced to reveal her ability, Lyra is immediately claimed by Roark for the king, to be his next melder. Now the captive of this brooding soldier, she must find a way to escape.

But could Roark himself be the key to her freedom? What neither of them realizes, is that a dangerous truth lies beneath everything. Together they will have to choose to stand against all they know - or face a darker destiny . -- Praise for L.J Andrews: ' LJ Andrew's [manages] to captivate the reader and draw you into this tale so you literally race through the pages to see what happens next ' Five star reader review ' Thank you LJ Andrews for finally getting me out of my book slump! ' Five star reader review ' LJ Andrew's writing is simply effortless to read. A beautiful balance of world-building and action, making it so fluid ' Five star reader review ' I can't get enough of her writing! ' Five star reader review.