No human woman is allowed to speak to an Aldar, lest they fall under his spell. I made it to my eighteenth birthday before I ever broke that rule…Bel has often challenged the traditions of her village, and as her coming-of-age ceremony approaches, a forbidden encounter with a handsome Aldar—tall, supposedly-magical beings from the north—makes her question the wisdom of her elders as never before.Then her mother’s scheming earns her a prominent place in the line-up ...