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A darkly addictive romantasy debut about a girl who sacrifices everything to buy the dangerous magic that could save her sister - the first in a trilogy perfect for fans of The Foxglove King and Throne of Glass.On the mist-shrouded Isle of Eireann, buying magic comes with a price.But when her beloved older sister is gravely injured, Maeve risks everything to buy the forbidden magic that might save her. In exchange, Maeve trades her life to a ruthless and dangerously alluring rebel leader. Bound to do his bidding, Maeve finds herself thrown into a deadly competition to become the next queen and stand beside a prince rumoured to be more brutal than his tyrannical father.With the isle on the brink of war, trust and survival come at a terrible cost - one that will tear Maeve's world, and her heart, in two.What would you sacrifice to survive?TROPESEnemies-to-loversMorally grey FMCSlow-burn romanceDeadly trials

MAGIC COMES WITH A TERRIBLE PRICE. ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY?Years after the High King banned magic, whispers persist that a mage remembered only as the Martyr lies in hiding, waiting to lead the people into their powers once more.For Maeve, the stories are just that, stories. But when her sister is gravely injured, she risks impalement on the dreaded Black Dock for a chance to buy the forbidden magic that could save her sister's life and trade her own to a ruthless and dangerously alluring rebel leader.Bound to do the rebel leader's bidding, Maeve begins to suspect he knows more than he lets on. But as she probes deeper, a dark past emerges tying him to a prince who could be even more brutal than his father - and who could hold the key to whether they will live or die. With the Isle on the brink of war, trust and survival come at a terrible cost - one that will tear her world, and her heart, in two.

'The kiss is reckless and wild and hard - and I can't get enough' A darkly addictive romantasy debut about a girl who sacrifices everything to buy the dangerous magic that could save her sister - the first in a trilogy perfect for fans of The Foxglove King and Throne of Glass On the mist-shrouded Isle of Eireann, buying magic comes with a price.But when her beloved older sister is gravely injured, Maeve risks everything to buy the forbidden magic that might save her. In exchange, Maeve trades her life to a ruthless and dangerously alluring rebel leader. Bound to do his bidding, Maeve finds herself thrown into a deadly competition to become the next queen and stand beside a prince rumoured to be more brutal than his tyrannical father.With the isle on the brink of war, trust and survival come at a terrible cost-one that will tear Maeve's world, and her heart, in two.What would you sacrifice to survive?TROPESEnemies-to-lovers x Morally grey FMC Slow-burn romance Deadly trials