In the land of Muirwood, Lia has spent her life scrubbing dishes and dodging scorn as a “wretched”—a cast-off orphan forbidden to read, write, or dream beyond the Abbey walls. But when a wounded squire named Colvin collapses at the kitchen door, Lia sees her chance to change her fate.
Hiding him is a risk she’s willing to take. What she doesn’t expect is to be swept into a deadly hunt, caught between a ruthless king, a rebel uprising, and a sheriff who will stop at nothing.
As ancient powers stir and Lia’s own forbidden magic begins to awaken, she must decide whether to remain hidden—or rise and fight for a destiny she never thought was hers to claim.
