A haunting and immersive slow-burn historical fantasy romance for fans of Sarah A. Parker and Rachel Gillig—where the fate of two worlds rests on forbidden magic, a wounded immortal warrior, and a Highland woman’s courage.

Five crowns. Two reluctant lovers. One throne between them.

Flora Domhnall will do anything to protect her people and keep her Highland clan neutral in a war between the Everfolk. Then she finds a dying warrior—one of the rebel king’s Riders—bleeding in her woods. If the Raven Queen’s soldiers catch him, Flora’s clan will hang as traitors. If she turns him away, the rebels will demand revenge.

Chyr is a Rider of the Anvar’thaine. He’s immortal, yet a mysterious wound is dragging him toward death, and the doorway back to his world beyond the Veil is sealing shut. To save both realms, he must rely on the mortal woman who has every reason to fear and betray him.

Allied by necessity and stalked by their enemies, Flora and Chyr cross moor and mountain while war rages through the Highlands and the land wakes in fury. Flora’s mysterious magic defies the oaths etched into Chyr's skin, but as her power grows, so does the pull between them. To save his people and hers, he’ll pay the price in blood and heartbreak.

Honor is everything—until it isn’t. Then you hunt for the one chance left.

"As a massive fan of Outlander, I went into this story hoping for a touch of sweeping romance, aching emotion, and lush world-building — and I was not disappointed...There’s the same richness of setting, the same sense of fate-touched love, and that slow, simmering tension between two characters who feel destined for each other, even as the world threatens to pull them apart." —Lilith’s Library

Award-winning author Martina Boone crafts a lush romantasy where Outlander meets atmospheric Celtic fantasy—blending forbidden magic, honor, hope, and fate-touched love.

TROPES, THEMES, AND DESCRIPTORS:

Enemies to lovers  • Fate-touched romance  • He falls first • Slow-burn → light spice • Immortal wounded hero • Smart, strong heroine • Dual 1st Person POV  • Emotional complexity  • High stakes • Dark fae rebellion •  Alternate historical content • Ancient elemental magic and fae power • Immersive world-building • Scottish Highland setting as character • Honor, loyalty, and impossible choices