A content apothecary. A prince with something to prove. The ancient magic that could unravel it all.
Living a quiet life in a forgotten village, far away from the annoyances of civilized society, Alyssia thrives as an eccentric apothecary. Harvesting the medicinal bounty of her Woods and training her lively and bright apprentice is everything she could possibly want.
Deeply mired in those annoyances of civilized society is Kedren, the spare heir with a reputation for debauchery and dereliction of duty that couldn't be further from the truth. If he could only get the nation to see his sister, the crown princess, as the power-hungry and cruel woman she truly is, he may be able to pull his kingdom from the brink of war.
Chasing shadows for a scrap of proof against the princess leads Kedren deep into Alyssia's Woods, where the discovery of a mysterious green flame ignites a wildfire of events that tears their lives apart and puts the two of them on a path of revenge and revelations that just may save the world.
