For Wrenley Hawthe, life begins when she is sentenced to die.
An orphaned outcast, Wren is relegated to the fringe of her small town, forced to steal to avoid starvation. When arrested for thieving, it's in a prison cell the night before her wrongful execution that she finds her freedom in the form of the mysterious and artful assassin, Ryland, whose looks and charm are as lethal as his skill with a blade. An unexpected escape leaves Wren with no choice but to follow Ryland to the capital city in the hopes of starting anew, but their journey is wrought with unforeseen dangers from beasts both mythical and mortal. And, Wren begins to realize that behind the assassin's cunning tongue and devious smiles is a man with many secrets-if he is a man at all.
In Kingsmar, Wren is swept into a whirlwind of palace balls and courtesan affairs, battling both her growing desire for Ryland and a need to unlock the secrets he's so desperate to keep hidden. But, as new threats emerge putting Wren's life at risk, the truth of Ryland's immortal past and the chains that bind him to it are finally revealed. With his demons narrowing their chase, Wren must decide if she will follow Ryland-the assassin who holds both her heart and her future in his blood-stained hands-down a path that will lead either to the salvation or ruin not only of their fates but that of the entire continent's.
