Hearts Lost

By Meredith Hart

Guard the spy from another world. Don't trust her. Do not let her save your life.

Aloserin has been Acting Captain of the Royal Guard for years, and in all that time, absolutely nothing interesting has happened in the Lands Below. He has paperwork. He has reports. He has a best friend who's been in an enchanted coma for more years than he can remember, parents with dark schemes he wants no part of, and a perfectly serviceable wall around his heart with absolutely no intention of letting anyone in.

Then the portal opens.

Aloserin steps through into a room of King Grathgore's soldiers and survives entirely on sarcasm and nerve. But Grathgore doesn't send him back alone. And Ithronel, with her dark eyes, her sword, and her very suspicious story, is dangerous. Because she's hiding something, of course. And also because she makes him feel like the Lands Below aren't quite as cold as they were before.

Ithronel's magic connects her to animals; their fears, their hungers, and the quiet shape of what they need. It's made her the best handler in the kingdom and, apparently, the ideal candidate for a suicide mission into the Lands Below. King Grathgore's terms are clear: destroy the portal, and her captive sister goes free.

It's a simple plan.

Until her magical weapon backfires, sending Ithronel and the guard assigned to watch her into the void, a dangerous, magical realm where the monsters everyone fears respond to her magic, and where the stern, infuriating guard who is her only way home is also, despite every effort on both their parts, becoming something more.

But the weapons King Grathgore gave her are still active, her sister is still in his court, and trust is a luxury she can't afford.

Previously published as Hearts Lost, this companion novel to Hearts of Ice & Flame is complete with its own HEA, and even better with Book 1 in hand. A snarky, steamy romantasy for readers who love forced proximity, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, found family, dual POV, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0B6LSBRDY
• ISBN13: 9798841209683
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"