Invictus (Esperance Trilogy Book 2)

Surviving Esperance was supposed to be the hard part—but Amryn is beginning to suspect the real danger has only just begun.

She never planned to betray the rebels she once fought alongside. She certainly never planned to fall for the husband she was forced to marry. Yet when Esperance crumbled around them, Carver became her anchor—the one person she could trust in a world determined to destroy her. Now, with empath-hunting knights closing in and the knowledge that one of their kind was spotted at Esperance, Amryn's secret is a death sentence waiting to be carried out. Staying hidden means staying close to Carver. And staying close to Carver means confronting feelings she isn't ready to name.

Carver has already paid too steep a price at Esperance. He refuses to lose anyone else—especially not Amryn. He'll stand against every threat that comes for her, including the sinister pull of a mysterious bloodstone that nearly took everything from them once already. But protecting her from enemies he can see is one thing. The Rising, it turns out, has a long memory and a longer reach.

What began as a forced alliance between two people who had every reason to hate each other has become something neither of them can walk away from—and in this dark, ruthless world of crowns and conspiracies, love might be the most dangerous weapon of all.