Her hands shackled. An assassin hunting the man she loves. Will she save him in time?ElementalistRielle needs to get to the man she loves before the assassin pursuinghim finds her mark. There's only one problem: she's chained aboard aslave ship bound for a foreign land.And her new life is harsh,with her movements watched, food scarce, and safety even scarcer.Immortals ravage Emaurria, and a distant relation sparks the fires ofrebellion against the new king while shrewd royals angle for anadvantageous marriage. Powerful foreign nobles whisper promises inRielle's ear—and lies with fatal consequences--but with more than herlife at stake, whom can she trust? And while Jon faces personal demons,wars, widespread hunger, unrest, and politics, the assassin lurks in hisperiphery, a knife in the dark.With her death looming at everyturn and an unforgiving barren desert between her and Jon, can Riellesave him before it's too late, or will the brutal sands claim herlife... and everything she loves?Fans of Sarah J. Maas and Anne Bishop will love this romantic epic fantasy series.