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The king is dead. Ellevail has fallen. And I've been kidnapped by an annoyingly sexy, shadow-wielding prick. When Kade Blackthorn kidnapped me in the middle of the siege, he sealed his fate. I will never trust his lies again. With the marriage trials interrupted and my father dead, the throne is at risk of falling into the hands of his duplicitous royal advisor. But being hundreds of miles from home, there's nothing I can do until I find a way to escape the arrogant man who stole my heart. No matter the cost.

My mate is captured. My kingdom has fallen. And my enemies? They have no idea I'm coming to destroy them all. My entire life, I believed I had no magic. But during our battle with King Dargan, my power erupted, showing the world the magic inside of me. Light magic sparked by my acceptance of...

Eight Fae fight for my hand in marriage. They're willing to kill for it. But if they discover my secret, my future husband might kill me too. The King of Brookmere has decreed his daughter is to marry—which means, despite my protests, he's enacted an archaic tradition, summoning powerful Fae from across the land to compete for my hand in marriage. And more importantly, the throne. Eight fae will fight in the deadly trials, braving formidable magic and each other to prove themselves worthy of the crown. Including the arrogant, shadow-wielding Kade Blackthorn.

A stranger thrusts Ember Brighton into another time, where she learns her crumbling life has a greater purpose. Pursuing this new life, however, will leave her loved ones in danger until she realizes who she is and what she’s capable of. If she fails to work quickly enough, her mother’s deadly fate will be sealed. When the confident and mysterious Rane Andersson shows up at all the right moments to help, Ember can’t help but distrust his motives. Without him, though, she’s left with more questions than answers and more people trying to kill her than she can fight off alone.

Ember Brighton has finally run out of time. With her magic bound to an insurmountable evil, threatening to eliminate her and her loved ones once and for all, she’s desperate and limited on options. MacGregor may not be the brains behind the time traveler’s destruction, but he has caused complete devastation. The fae leading the crusade to eliminate Ember and her family has ensured MacGregor has all he needs to seal their fates and ruin their ability to balance time. With so much at stake, every choice is critical.

As their enemy grows more powerful, Ember Brighton and Rane Andersson are at a loss for how to stop him and restore the balance of time. As their villainous counterpart seems to glean more information on Ember and her time traveling abilities, time is running out to stop him before he becomes impossible to stop. Retracing their steps may be the only way to discover secrets to eliminating the threat to themselves and to Ember’s remaining family. A mysterious stone that Ember possesses may hold the answers she needs, or worse...the trouble she doesn’t.

Ember Brighton knows exactly what she wants in life, and how to get there, until she finds out her life is intricately woven and laid out...and not in any of the ways she planned. Unbeknownst to Ember, her family has a secret, unique ability to travel through time, and Ember’s about to become part of the mission to stop the evil that threatens them all.

This illuminating guide to the living traditions of Slavic Paganism unveils the rich cosmology of deities, folk magic, and the unique dual-faith tradition that blends Pagan elements with Orthodox Christianity. Drawing from her Serbian American heritage and decades of devotional practice, priestess and vračara (witch) Ana Urošević Applegate introduces powerful gods like Perun and Veles, alongside the nature spirits that inhabit forest, field, and home.