Born with unnatural white hair and afflicted with a mysterious illness, Mae Mordaunt’s life has always felt like a curse she cannot escape. When she is attacked by the man her cruel father wants her to marry, she manages to defend herself with a jolting magic she didn’t know she possessed. Unsure of everything she’s ever known, she seeks to discover the truth in a
dangerous new partnership—a man who might hold the key to her freedom and her deepest desires.
As a descendant of the eradicated elves, Varys Wynhart never imagined he would witness their incredible magic, nor that it would
suddenly awaken within him. Both a scholar and a librarian, he devotes himself to researching what has caused the ReEmergence of Magic, and why the rest of Xalador seems oblivious to it. But when the strange and beautiful woman he’s always been captivated by gains a power unlike any other, he discovers there is more to magic than he realized.
And she is a puzzle he is more than willing to solve.
Lives and hearts intertwined, Varys and Mae soon learn of their own destinies,
but can they survive the lies threatening to rip them apart?
dangerous new partnership—a man who might hold the key to her freedom and her deepest desires.
As a descendant of the eradicated elves, Varys Wynhart never imagined he would witness their incredible magic, nor that it would
suddenly awaken within him. Both a scholar and a librarian, he devotes himself to researching what has caused the ReEmergence of Magic, and why the rest of Xalador seems oblivious to it. But when the strange and beautiful woman he’s always been captivated by gains a power unlike any other, he discovers there is more to magic than he realized.
And she is a puzzle he is more than willing to solve.
Lives and hearts intertwined, Varys and Mae soon learn of their own destinies,
but can they survive the lies threatening to rip them apart?
LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS
MAE MORDAUNT
Age: 18
Sex/Pronoun: Female; She/Her
Mae lives in Elros with Fantine and Rucas Mordaunt, two people she can barely stand to call her parents. She works at Rucas's shop Mordaunt Treasures during the day, and spends her night avoiding his wrath. As of late, an unexplained illness has brought her terrible pain and she's starting to wonder if it's all in her head, or if the autumn storms really do bring her relief. Mae's story begins when a walk to her favorite tree makes a turn for the worse...
Sex/Pronoun: Female; She/Her
Mae lives in Elros with Fantine and Rucas Mordaunt, two people she can barely stand to call her parents. She works at Rucas's shop Mordaunt Treasures during the day, and spends her night avoiding his wrath. As of late, an unexplained illness has brought her terrible pain and she's starting to wonder if it's all in her head, or if the autumn storms really do bring her relief. Mae's story begins when a walk to her favorite tree makes a turn for the worse...
VARYS WYNHART
Age: 20
Sex/Pronoun: Male; He/Him
Varys lives in Elros with his father, Mattis, in their eccentric house turned school and library. While Mattis teaches, Varys works as the librarian—when he's not secretly writing stories of romance and adventure. Two years ago, on the anniversary of his mother's death, he discovered something incredible: The ReEmergence of Magic. Now with magic of his own, Varys's story starts when he witnesses a bright light he is sure came from the mysterious Mae Mordaunt down by the local stream...
Sex/Pronoun: Male; He/Him
Varys lives in Elros with his father, Mattis, in their eccentric house turned school and library. While Mattis teaches, Varys works as the librarian—when he's not secretly writing stories of romance and adventure. Two years ago, on the anniversary of his mother's death, he discovered something incredible: The ReEmergence of Magic. Now with magic of his own, Varys's story starts when he witnesses a bright light he is sure came from the mysterious Mae Mordaunt down by the local stream...