In the Wake of the Wicked (The Veridian Empire)

In the Wake of the Wicked (The Veridian Empire)Wherever she goes, darkness follows. An orphan with a tragic past and a penchant for wicked deeds, Rose Wolff has never been accepted by her people. Shes learned to live in the darkness, content with her Alchemy magic and her quiet apothecary. When a terrible curse sweeping the land forces her to enter the Decemvirate, a magical tournament among the strongest of the empire, Rose is pulled from the shadows and thrown into a world of power games, deadly

I head out into the snow to look for help

Kris should've said no

Returning to the town of my childhood abduction to settle my late father's estate proves more challenging than expected

You haven't met tainted souls like these before or enemies that hate each other as deeply as these characters do

After a lifetime of manipulation

The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy

watching and waiting

my past threatens to become my future

Princess Ophir's gift for fire magic spirals in her grief

and he's yet to meet a woman who's immune to his charms

and they'll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder

For the first time in both their lives