A bladesmith with the power of the stars in her blood and a prince with a dangerous secret will fight to save their kingdom in this spicy and spellbinding romantasy inspired by Persian and Indian mythologyperfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Thea Guanzon.To save the realm from eternal darkness, she ll have to choose between the truth and the liestand and fight or kneel and die. His Imperial Majesty, King Zarek requests your presence as his esteemed guest.When the golddusted court invitation arrives at Suraya Saab s forge, she believes it s a joke. Nobles might seek her skills as a bladesmithone of few who can imbue her work with precious jadu, the last source of magic in the realmbut she has no qualifications as a potential bride for the crown prince. Still, the invitation is the chance at adventure, and the means to finally visit the capital city her late mother loved.But what awaits her in Kaldari is nothing she could have imaginedand fraught with danger. It s not the crown prince, but his impossibly handsome, illegitimate halfbrother, Roshan, who draws her interest...and her ire. The invitation isn t a quest to find a suitable bride, but a veiled hunt for the starbringera girl rumored to hold the magic of the stars in her blood. And across the city, unrest is brewing between the noble houses and the rebel militia.When the rebels carry out a brutal strike, Suraya and Roshan find themselves on the run, trying to deny their simmering attraction and the knowledge that Suraya herself might be the starbringer. But Roshan is hiding secrets of his own. And with no control of the power that seems to be stirring within her, Suraya has drawn the attention of the old gods themselves...and the interest of one dark god in particular might be the biggest threat of all.
