Nimona Weston has a debt to pay. Her fatherтАЩs dealings with the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. ThereтАЩs one way out of the contract on her life and thatтАЩs to bide her time and pay the tithes. But when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the kingтАЩs own castle, her freedom is not the only thing sheтАЩll risk.
Warrick Spenser has a secret. As kingтАЩs seneschal, he should be the last soul in Inara to risk association with dark magic, but long-hidden ties to the Trust are harder to shed than simply cutting the threads. When the Trust sends a thief to his rooms, Warrick thinks heтАЩs finally found a way to be rid of them for good. But Nimona Weston is hiding secrets of her own.
Magical contracts, blood-debt accountants, and a deadly game. An epic fantasy with regency flair, an improper and slightly stabby heroine with a penchant for trouble, clean, slow burn romance, and a dark and twisty plot that pits magic against kings, love against power, and a gothic underworld against a kingdom built on lies. Perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Shadows Between Us.