by Kiki Hardt
Community rating: 4/5 from 2 ratings.
A slow-burn fantasy romance where trust is a risk and secrets are deadlier than demons. Elliana Rian, an ice mage for the respected Blackledge Guild, has spent the last fifteen years burying her past and suppressing her desire for the truth. Though questions still haunt her, she won’t risk her found family to open doors she's spent years closing. Secrets are safest when no one can get close enough to discover them.
However, after a local merchant is targeted for assassination by a powerful demon clan, she must work with the top three battle mages in her guild. To make matters worse, one of them is Aleksai, an ex-assassin whose healing magic can detect lies.
When the mission reveals a demonic conspiracy tied to Elliana's past, she unearths answers that could change her fate. But the more she learns, the more determined Aleksai becomes to break down her walls…and she begins to suspect he's hiding secrets of his own.
With enemies closing in from all sides, Elliana must decide whether to keep her past buried or finally uncover the truth that could set her free. If she's wrong, she’ll lose everyone she's fought to protect, including the one man getting dangerously close to the truth—and her heart.
Perfect for readers who love:• Slow-burn yearning & kisses-only romance (for now) • High emotional stakes & hard-won healing • Elemental magic & found family • Protective love interests & wounded heroines • Forced proximity & reluctant allies
Genres: Dark Romantasy, Romantasy, Fantasy Romance/Romantasy, Fantasy & Supernatural
Tropes: Slow Burn Romance, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Reluctant Allies to Lovers, Demons, Protective Heroes, Found Family to Lovers, Forced Proximity
ISBN: 9798997093037
387 pages
Published: 2026-09-14
Publisher: Rivenberg Publishing