After years of darkness, Eric Livna, newly appointed lord of Tsaftown, returns from the battlefield ready to properly assume his title and become a true husband and father to his family. His marriage to Lady Viola, though arranged and built on mutual duty, has lacked the warmth of true affection, but Eric is hoping to bridge the emotional distance between them.For too long Lady Viola Livna has silently endured the injustices woven into Tsaftown’s laws—laws she believes will threate...

The only man she loves is the one she can never have…Lady Tara’s dreams of marrying for love were shattered with her arranged marriage to the sickly Lord Gershom. Fine. She may not have love, but she has purpose—a position of power that lets her make a difference in the kingdom. At least her Carmack, her fiercely loyal shield, remains by her side, even if she must deny her heart.Then Lord Gershom dies. And to her horror, Carmack is blamed. Branded a traitor...

Thirteen years in prison. One woman's betrayal. And the truth that could destroy akingdom.Kurtz Chazir spent thirteen years rotting in a cell for a murder he didn't commit—the assassination of a king he loved. Now free, he's determined to hunt down everyone who conspired against him, starting with Careeanne Nariel, the woman who framed him with a smile and a kiss.But duty calls first. Kurtz must lead his mismatched spy team into Barth, a city cloaked in unn...