Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Desire.īut Akaran has its own secrets - thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit.

As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen? A bargain she was born to fulfill.įate and fortune. Unbeknownst to Elice, a bargain was made long ago. The darkness that has taken hold of her mother is spreading, staining the world with its influence. But in their flight, she begins to see hints of something more nefarious. To ever know true freedom-to ever become the woman she was meant to be-she must flee with him. When her mother reveals just how dark her soul has become, Elice realizes she is as much a prisoner as Adar. She must keep him hidden from her mother at all costs, for if the Winter Queen discovers him trespassing, she'll kill him. So when a whaling ship crashes just offshore, she doesn't hesitate to rescue the lone survivor, Adar, who quickly becomes her friend. Isolated in a northern queendom with only the seals for company, she dreams of color and music and life. The silence and never-ending dark of winter are all Elice has ever known, for she is the daughter of the Winter Queen.

Other books in the series: Of Ice and Snow | Winter Queen | Of Fire and Ash | Summer Queenīargains. Find it here: Amazon Goodreads Kobo B&N iBooks

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