Arianwen Fenwyck has lived her entire life beneath the Empire’s iron fist.
Men are exalted for their magic. Women are condemned to fire for theirs.
When her smoke-touched gift breaks loose, the Empire trembles; and the hunt for her begins.

Evander Valcour is the Empire’s sharpest weapon.
Bound by holy law, he is commanded to claim her life.
Yet the threads of fate are fickle. The crown demands his loyalty.
Yet temptation drags him toward the one woman he is sworn to destroy.
Together, they will ignite a war that shakes the foundations of the Empire of Eternal Dawn.
Ancient prophecies stir. Hidden powers wake.
Forbidden passion erupts—fierce enough to raze kingdoms.
And they must choose to stand as one—or embrace the fate that will unmake them both.