A gifted mage tackles threats to her family and to her empire in this conclusion of a dark romantic fantasy adventure trilogy.
Once again the Aurelian Empire is in danger, and once again Valeria must risk more than her life to save it. With threats from without, including sorcerous attacks against the soon-to-be empress, and pressures from withinâthe need to continue the dynasty and Kerrec, the father of Valeriaâs child, the first choice to do soâValeria must overcome plots and perils as she struggles to find a place in this world sheâs helped to heal.
But her greatest foes have not been vanquished.
And they wonât be forgotten or ignored. Nor will the restless roil of magic within Valeria herself. Soon the threat of Unmaking, a danger to all the empire, begins to arise in Valeriaâs soul once more. It is subtle, it is powerful, and this time it might win out!