博客來In a kingdom where magic is bound to blood, and the health of the land depends upon the crown, the arrival of the Season of Choosing brings both hope and peril.
Prince Vorindel Aranthor stands on the edge of kingship, burdened by a realm whose magic is fading and a court desperate for an heir. Tradition demands that he take a mate during the sacred Season, a ritualized span of trials, alliances, and public scrutiny meant to ensure the future of the kingdom. Yet Vorindel’s heart has already chosen.
Serynna, a healer of mixed blood raised along the human border, has no place in courtly ambition. Orphaned, practical, and quietly strong, she has spent her life tending wounds rather than vying for crowns. But when the land itself begins to respond to her presence, ancient magic stirs, and a bond forms that neither law nor lineage can easily deny.
Their growing connection draws the attention of Lord Malakar, a powerful and embittered member of the council, whose devotion to tradition-and to the memory of a fallen king-masks darker intentions. As the trials begin and whispers spread, Malakar moves to sabotage the union, manipulating magic, alliances, and even foreign powers to prevent a bond he believes will doom the realm.
As court intrigue deepens and forbidden affection becomes impossible to hide, Vorindel and Serynna must decide whether to submit to tradition or trust the will of the land itself. But when celebration turns to catastrophe and enemies strike from within the palace walls, their bond becomes more than a matter of the heart.
It becomes the spark that may save the kingdom... or set it aflame.
