An uneasy occupation hampered by sabotage. A resistance leader hell bent on revenge. And a family learns that peace is harder than war.
Two years after the brutal Northern War claimed Queen Isabela's life, Queen Liora and King Callum face an impossible choice: maintain their occupation of Cindergarde or risk the alliance they sacrificed everything to build.
But Steinar Ironhand refuses to accept surrender. Leading the Cinder Brotherhood from the shadows, he wages a guerrilla campaign that kills soldiers and shatters the fragile peace. As Alliance forces debate withdrawal, Steinar discovers something that could change everything—a ritual to siphon power from an ancient prison. He doesn't realize he's cracking the very seal that keeps the Shadow King contained.
Meanwhile, Liora and Callum struggle to help their young children heal from a grandmother's death they barely understand. Six-year-old Finn has stopped speaking. Morgana's grief manifests as destructive outbursts. And empathic Kaela drowns in everyone's sadness, unable to shield herself from the weight of six kingdoms' pain.
As Steinar's ritual threatens catastrophe, unlikely allies must infiltrate the Forge-Heart before the Shadow King breaks free. But true peace demands more than stopping a ritual—it requires the hardest choice of all: trusting former enemies to become equal partners.
The Alliance was forged in war. Now it must be tempered in peace.
Book 4 in The Mirror Kingdoms Saga. While each book features a complete arc, the series is best enjoyed in order.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Two years after the brutal Northern War claimed Queen Isabela's life, Queen Liora and King Callum face an impossible choice: maintain their occupation of Cindergarde or risk the alliance they sacrificed everything to build.
But Steinar Ironhand refuses to accept surrender. Leading the Cinder Brotherhood from the shadows, he wages a guerrilla campaign that kills soldiers and shatters the fragile peace. As Alliance forces debate withdrawal, Steinar discovers something that could change everything—a ritual to siphon power from an ancient prison. He doesn't realize he's cracking the very seal that keeps the Shadow King contained.
Meanwhile, Liora and Callum struggle to help their young children heal from a grandmother's death they barely understand. Six-year-old Finn has stopped speaking. Morgana's grief manifests as destructive outbursts. And empathic Kaela drowns in everyone's sadness, unable to shield herself from the weight of six kingdoms' pain.
As Steinar's ritual threatens catastrophe, unlikely allies must infiltrate the Forge-Heart before the Shadow King breaks free. But true peace demands more than stopping a ritual—it requires the hardest choice of all: trusting former enemies to become equal partners.
The Alliance was forged in war. Now it must be tempered in peace.
Book 4 in The Mirror Kingdoms Saga. While each book features a complete arc, the series is best enjoyed in order.
Genre: Paranormal Romance