The Kiss of Winter | under construction

Cilion and Lydonia are on the edge of another war. Decades ago, Cilion won the Wielder War, but that was when their kingdom was strong and flourishing. Now with their King's dwindling health, the kingdom seems to suffer alongside him. Crown Prince Reneth needs to secure allies, and he needs to do it quickly because Lydonian forces are already stirring up trouble along the borders in the South. He has spent the last two years away from the palace defending those very borders - because a good ruler needs to lead by example - and he has seen the weaponry their neighbours have developed.

Lady Elaria has just come of age to take over the House of Blue Moon, one of the remaining noble families of what was once a kingdom named Enyalin. Things have never been the same after the royal family was assassinated and all of the three big Houses tried to seize the throne - none succeeded, so the realm lies in shambles. But with war brewing in the South, the voices to pick a side are growing louder and along with them, those that are asking for a marriage between her and the next king of Cilion.

Avalon has spent the last three years of her life in hiding. The Winter Forest has become not only her home but also her prison. It wasn't always this way, but being the only survivor of an attack that cost her whole family their lives has made her wary of strangers. So when she encounters a mysterious man in her forest asking for help, her first instinct is to leave him to his own devices. Yet when she decides to take him and his guards in, despite her better judgement, she learns how much of a void her absence has caused in the world she left behind.

| Book One in the Astea Chronicles |

**Planning to bring this story back soon, sorry for the inconvenience**