When an apothecary from a quiet village awakens a power older than the kingdoms themselves, Lyra Ashbourne becomes the target of an apocalyptic conspiracy. Hunted by a hidden enemy, she finds her only protection in three lethal rivals: a wolf prince, a vampire lord, and a master assassin.
As the continent teeters on the brink of a manufactured war, Lyra must unravel the truth of the First War before the earth itself shatters. With a forbidden magic pulsing in her veins and her heart pulled in three directions, she must decide if she is the world's savior-or the weapon that will destroy it all.