“A delectable read.” —C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author
A young lord, his future bride, and his former lover become unlikely allies to survive a deadly mystery in this spine-tingling historical fantasy of magic, murder, and steamy encounters.
Lord Nicholas Monterris is trapped. The only heir to a declining dukedom, Nic is destined for a marriage of convenience. What he doesn’t expect is for his bride to be Lady Leaf Serral, daughter of his father’s hated rival.
Tradition dictates the families are confined together while the marriage contract is crafted, which should be the worst part. Until Nic learns the Serrals’ head negotiator is master vowsmith Dashiell sa Vare—beautiful, perfect Dashiell sa Vare—an old flame he has neither forgiven nor forgotten. Nic’s only defense is false smiles and too much wine.
When a dead body turns up, tension within the castle thickens. The first death is brushed off as an unfortunate accident, but a second reveals something sinister is unfolding at Monterris Court. As accusations fly and long-buried secrets surface, Nic must work with his former lover and his future bride to uncover a devious mastermind before they claim another victim.
“One part sweet and swoony romance, one part magic-infused mystery, and thoroughly enjoyable on all counts!” —Maiga Doocy, author of Sorcery and Small Magics
Don’t know what happen after 460 pages
"The idea of this book on paper sound great , but the execution felt so flat. After 460 pages I have no idea why the vowsmith are so important and how the magic work , nothings was ever explained. There is so much character but none of them are explained or so when people start dying nothing felt more than a name being out of the story. This is a murder mystery and still I’m not really certain who committed the murder cause everything was all over the place . The love story was also giving nothing . I just know that they didn’t see eatchotet for 9 years and have no idea why they want to be together so bad . They had no chemistry or story for me to want them to be together. I was so excited to read this book when I bought it , but now that I did it feel like a waste of time. Should of end"
