In this fast-paced, high-stakes, high-heat romantasy debut standalone novel, a woman hidden away her whole life must survive the Razorcliff Mountains and a mysterious but alluring man to discover who she really is. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros who are looking for something spicier and darker, with folkloric monsters.
"What are you doing out here alone? Don't you know there are monsters in these woods?"
Once upon a time, there lived an exile named Krikhyn. She was imprisoned at a convent by the court for dark magic and blamed for twenty-three years of snow. But she isn't magical. She has been under the control of a warlock her whole life, never allowed to make a decision for herself. One night, she feels the hot breath of something monstrous against her bare skin in the hedge maze and a new ... wrong want begins to burn inside her.
Her hunger for more of the beast, more of life, forces her onto the road through the Razorcliff Mountains, where she will have to make impossible choices when she doesn't know the rules. Who can she trust in a world of deals that bind? The monster hunter, Torrien, knows too much about her. Despite knowing how dangerous he is, he is all her body wants.
She left Saint Ruyien Convent an exile. What will she be when she reaches the other side of the Razorcliffs? Will she survive to claim her birthright?
Or just be payment on a debt.