A dark fantasy romance featuring forbidden magic, political intrigue, and dangerously charming princes

Magic is dying -- and as a magicless elf, Imani should be dying with it.

Then her grandmother is executed for treason, and something inside Imani snaps awake. Her dormant magic erupts -- wild, ancient, and forbidden. Overnight, she becomes the most powerful witch her village has ever seen... and a liability the kingdom cannot ignore.

Forced to take her sister's place at the royal court, Imani is thrown into brutal trials designed to break the realm's deadliest witches. In a court of sharpened smiles and silk-wrapped secrets, everyone wants to use her. Everyone wants to bend her power to their will.

Including the princes.

The golden heir offers safety she doesn't trust.
The other -- the Prince of Snakes -- is woven of shadows and lies, dripping charm and venom. He is the man who corrupted her grandmother. The man who knows exactly what Imani is becoming. And the man who offers her a deal she swore she'd never take.

As Imani unravels the treacherous plot her grandmother died protecting, she is pulled deeper into forbidden magic, whispered rebellion, and a dangerous attraction that feels like both a warning and a promise. With war rising and her illegal power spiraling out of control, she must decide what she is willing to become:

A weapon.
A monster.
Or the prince's downfall -- and his greatest temptation.

Because falling for him might save her life...
or cost her her soul.

Fans of dark romantasy like The Serpent and the Wings of Night, One Dark Window, Trial of the Sun Queen, and The Shadows Between Us will devour this book's mix of dangerous magic, deadly trials, and villain-coded romance. Perfect for readers who crave a dark fantasy romance featuring forbidden magic, political intrigue, and dangerously charming princes.

Readers Beware: Book One of a dark fantasy romance series where power corrupts, desire destroys, and survival is only the beginning. This book is for adult readers and contains mature and explicit content (see the author's website blog (jacquelyngilmore.com) for a complete list of trigger warnings).

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