POWER HAS A PRICE. SO DOES LOVE.
Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in
this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy
saga.
After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters,
leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To
restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast--a one-year
contract of marriage. He sets his sights on Jillian, a young Eyrien
witch from Ebon Rih, who he believes has only a flimsy connection to the
noble society that spurned him. Unfortunately for Dillon, he is unaware
of Jillian's true connections until he finds himself facing Lucivar
Yaslana, the volatile Warlord Prince of Ebon Rih.
Meanwhile, Surreal SaDiablo's marriage is crumbling. Daemon Sadi, the
Warlord Prince of Dhemlan, recognizes there is something wrong between
him and Surreal, but he doesn't realize that his attempt to suppress his
own nature in order to spare his wife is causing his mind to splinter.
To save Daemon, and the Realm of Kaeleer if he breaks, help must be
sought from someone who no longer exists in any of the Realms--the only
Queen powerful enough to control Daemon Sadi. The Queen known as Witch.
As Jillian rides the winds of first love with Dillon, Daemon and Surreal
struggle to survive the wounds of a marriage turned stormy--and Lucivar
has to find a way to keep everyone in his family safe...even from each
other.
