"White's 2017 debut, Heartstone, fused epic fantasy with the manners
of Jane Austen so perfectly, she basically created a whole new
sub-genre. The sequel picks up the charm offensive where the first book
left off." - B&N Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog
The author of Heartstone once again infuses elements of Jane
Austen's beloved novel with her own brand of magic in this addictive
fantasy that brings back sparring lovers Aliza and Alastair: fierce
warriors who match wits, charm, and swords as they fight an epic war to
save their world.
The Battle of North Fields is over--or so Aliza Bentaine, now a Daired,
fervently wants to believe. But rumors are spreading of an unseen
monster ravaging the isolated Castle Selwyn on the northern border of
the kingdom. When she and Alastair are summoned from their honeymoon by
the mysterious Lord Selwyn, they must travel with their dragon Akarra
through the Tekari-infested Old Wilds of Arle to answer his call.
And they are not alone on this treacherous journey. Shadowing the
dragonriders is an ancient evil, a harbinger of a dark danger of which
the Worm was only a foretaste. And soon Aliza realizes the terrible
truth: the real war is only beginning.