A Stranger's Song

Deception runs deep, love cuts deeper, and redemption demands sacrifice. Betrayed by her deceitful lover, Ilora Fischer abandons the burnt remnants of her slaughtered village and uses a forbidden interdimensional Key to travel to another of Earth's seven planes. The third plane of Mythos is a breathtakingly beautiful realm rife with welcoming smiles, ruthless schemes, and sheltered secrets. Ilora is a secret unto herself, and her unorthodox adoption as the bastard daughter of the enigmatic Duc Proteus of House Delomin offers power and opportunities she never dreamed possessing. Yet nothing prepared her for House Paladin Gavin. A former assassin whose haunted past mirrors her own, Gavin's passion runs deeper than his scars and he chips away at the carefully erected walls shielding her fractured heart. But love is a luxury Ilora can't afford, for while some broken sols can be mended, hers must be reforged, and of all the obstacles darkening her path, the Magistrate proves the most perilous. A charming, cunning viper coiled tight around the Opal Throne, the Magistrate's devious machinations bend the Empire to his will, and when Ilora dares defy him, she becomes more than a threat-she becomes a target. Then comes the ultimate unraveling. A devastating secret, unknowingly shared between Ilora and her adoptive family, is cruelly exposed. The tragic truth alters the lives of all those Ilora loves, and caught in an inescapable crossroads, must decide whether to cling to vengeance or risk everything for a future born of forgiveness. A Stranger's Song is a sweeping romantasy debut of passion, political intrigue, and the slow-burn of a redemption fought for and fiercely claimed.