Magic. Betrayal. Desire. A choice that will shatter an island.
From the desolate outer-lands of Almeria, Rowan Forrester is taken by the Regime to a lush valley of power and privilege. Upon her arrival, she unwittingly awakens magic long thought gone when the settlers drove out the fae. Before she can unravel its secrets, the resistance captures her and reveals that the Regime is deceiving the realm with deadly consequences.
Freedom is short-lived, and Rowan’s dragged back under the Regime’s control. She’s bound to a single edict: use her rare Finder gift to locate an ancient artifact said to balance the island’s light and dark. As Rowan’s powers awaken, she uncovers the truth behind the imbalance. Half human, half forbidden fae, her birth was the breach that shattered the island’s equilibrium… and the key to obliterating it entirely.
Caught between two enemies, Rowan is forced on a perilous quest alongside the Governor’s ruthless enforcer. A man she cannot trust, whose touch ignites a dangerous, undeniable attraction. Betrayal shadows every step, and desire blurs every line. But the artifact is calling. The darkness is spreading.
Rowan must decide what she’s willing to become… savior, weapon, or sacrifice. Because saving Almeria may mean luring the exiled fae out of hiding… and crushing her humanity in the process. If the darkness doesn’t destroy them all first.
