Series: Guardians of the Aspis #3
_*this is book three in the series. A buddy read is taking place in Discord of Books One & Two before release of Three._
Waking in Mayra’s shrine, alive when he shouldn’t be, Nuo is relieved to be pulled from the grasp of death.
Until he sees who’s saved him and wishes it were anyone but her.
Given the chance to save his closest friend, the price is an uneasy alliance with a woman from enemy lands—and a search for the long-lost Temple of Sea. Forced to travel together into Aethar territory, they follow clues buried in a history neither side wants unearthed. And the farther they go, the harder it becomes for Nuo to keep his distance.
Freedom was all Liv ever wanted.
Yet somehow, she always ends up trapped.
Far beneath the mountains, Liv searches for a way back to the surface when Brekt finally returns to her. But with his time in human form uncertain, they cling to the moments they have together as they are drawn into a labyrinth of ancient caverns, buried secrets, and forgotten powers that were never meant to be found.
Their separate journeys are drawing them toward the same truth. Ancient histories are resurfacing, forgotten powers are awakening, and the deeper they dig into the past, the more the world of Arde reveals secrets hidden for centuries …
Some gods were never as lost as anyone believed.
Genres: Fantasy Romance/Romantasy, Fantasy Romance
Tropes: Magic, Close Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Multi-POV, Gods, Enemies to Reluctant Allies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Secrets and Revelations
ISBN: 9781738845453
Published: 2026-12-05