Some choices shape nations. Others break hearts.Reya plunges into a world where freedom is a fragile illusion and leadership demands sacrifice. As the physical toll of pregnancy deepens, her soul strains beneath the weight of expectation. Beside her stands Ashur-fierce, loyal, and dangerously protective-both shield and shadow in a kingdom on the brink.But even love can't save them from the storm rising within.Whispers of an ancient prophecy stir unrest, and Quinn recites it like scripture:"When frost takes flame and the stars fall silent,the cradle shall quake beneath blood unbound.From the hush between root and wing shall stir the veiled-born-neither heir nor exile, but the breath that bends the world."Not everyone believes such children should live-let alone shape the future.The revelation of mingled bloodlines threatens to unravel everything Reya has fought to build.Now, as expectant parents and leaders of a realm in turmoil, Reya and Ashur must choose: protect the innocent… or preserve the peace. J.E. Taylor is a USA Today bestselling author, a publisher, an editor, a manuscript formatter, a mother, a wife, a business analyst, and a Supernatural fangirl, not necessarily in that order. She first sat down to seriously write in February of 2007 after her daughter asked:
"Mom, if you could do anything, what would you do?"
From that moment on, she hasn't looked back.
In addition to being co-owner of Novel Concept Publishing, Ms. Taylor also moonlights as a Senior Editor of Allegory E-zine, an online venue for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, and co-host of the popular YouTube talk show Spilling Ink.
She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and during the summer months enjoys her weekends on the shore in southern Maine.
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