A bladesmith with the power of the stars in her blood and a prince with a dangerous secret will fight to save their kingdom in this spicy and spellbinding romantasy inspired by Persian and Indian mythologyâperfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Thea Guanzon.
To save the realm from eternal darkness, sheâll have to choose between the truth and the lieâstand and fight or kneel and die.
âHis Imperial Majesty, King Zarek requests your presence as his esteemed guest.â
When the gold-dusted court invitation arrives at Suraya Saabâs forge, she believes itâs a joke. Nobles might seek her skills as a bladesmithâone of few who can imbue her work with precious jadu, the last source of magic in the realmâbut she has no qualifications as a potential bride for the crown prince. Still, the invitation is the chance at adventure, and the means to finally visit the capital city her late mother loved.
But what awaits her in Kaldari is nothing she could have imaginedâand fraught with danger. Itâs not the crown prince, but his impossibly handsome, illegitimate half-brother, Roshan, who draws her interestâŠand her ire. The invitation isnât a quest to find a suitable bride, but a veiled hunt for the starkeeperâa girl rumored to hold the magic of the stars in her blood. And across the city, unrest is brewing between the noble houses and the rebel militia.
When the rebels carry out a brutal strike, Suraya and Roshan find themselves on the run, trying to deny their simmering attraction and the knowledge that Suraya herself might be the starkeeper. But Roshan is hiding secrets of his own. And with no control of the power that seems to be stirring within her, Suraya has drawn the attention of the old gods themselvesâŠand the interest of one dark god in particular might be the biggest threat of all.