Those who burn the brightest, fall the hardest.Mariah Salis, Queen Apparent of Onita, has been betrayed by the one person she thought she could trust the most. Now a prisoner of the ruthless royals, she clings to the tattered threads of her soul as her hope wanes with each passing day.Back in the capital of Verith, Mariah's friends and Armature search desperately for their missing queen. When a new threat sails in from the east and the city's prote...

The legends are awake.Loss and defeat have rattled Mariah and her court. They've taken refuge in the Kreah deserts, but peace continues to evade them. Mariah must navigate her grief, her crown, and the sensitive politics of the continent, and she must do it without the most important person in her life by her side.Andrian has always known his birth was a curse—one that Kol will never stop reminding him of. But the dark god has plans for him. Andrian is will...

In a world where magic means servitude, being giftless is a blessing.Mariah's twenty-first birthday was supposed to bring freedom: from expectation, from scrutiny, from the oppressive lord reigning over her hometown. When a summons from the Queen puts those dreams at risk, she has no choice but to follow through—even if it means a future she doesn't want or deserve.Thrust into a world of cutthroat politics, secret rituals, and ruthless power grabs,...