When the Wind Met the Embers by Alaina Hope
A queen turned kin-slayer, a vengeful heir turned king, and the daunting battle that may tear the Ashford twins apart for good.
After slaying her father in the Battle of Shadows, Queen Aviva of the South discovered that thousands of her people had gone missing during conflicts with the North throughout their bloody history. With the disappearance of one of her Valwain, Aviva is beyond ready to get to the bottom of this mystery – where had her people gone?
Now she must travel farther than ever before to find the answers she’s looking for, and the relationships she builds and breaks along the way might ruin her before she gets the opportunity to uncover the dark secrets her father kept – and the hidden truths that haunt her.
Ascending the Northern throne after the murder of his father, King Dimitri now has all the power he needs to fulfill his father’s final order: conquer them all. However, he soon learns that the newly discovered elemental abilities he’s been gifted are far more difficult to control than he thought.
Dimitri is pulled in two different directions as he yearns to master his power to lead his nation to victory – while also unraveling the web of deeply-buried secrets his father left behind. Secrets that may just rewrite history.
A battle is looming on the horizon – one that could drastically change the course of the centuries-long war between the North and the South of Inphis. With risky rescue missions, the discovery of a mysterious stranger, and secrets that may turn the tides of the war, both of the Ashford twins must decide what matters the most to them – and what they’re willing to sacrifice.
Follow Aviva and Dimitri on their intertwined journeys of love, loss, and longing amid the whirlwind of war.
