This book contains subject matter that might be difficult for some readers, including unwanted flirtation, torture (off page), explicit sexual content, character death, a child in danger, racism, sexism, and references to war, invasion and occupation.
All the Serpents in the Sky
A Fantasy Romance Novella
Duty demands sacrifice. Love demands everything.
Selida Coralglass has a secret. And a plan. As a servant of Aluna, Goddess of Serpents and Sea, she has spent fifteen weary years ministering to villages suffocated under Dawnlander occupation. Now a siege traps her in Wyvernsvow Keep. This is the perfect moment to strike. Only one thing stays her hand: a Dawnlander knight who makes her wistful for the impossible.
Ser Kahldar Whitepeak came to the Tidelands with chivalry in his heart and a vow of chastity on his lips. He should despise the seductive priestess who seeds rebellion in his people—but when his young lord’s survival depends on her divine protection, he finds he cannot look away: from her clever mouth, her competence… her pain.
Tangled in a web of lies, loyalties, and old wounds, Selida and Kahldar must break the siege before war consumes everyone they love. But surrendering to the desire that crackles between them means forsaking everything they’ve sworn to be.
A note from the authors: Have you once had power, and chosen at great cost not to use it? Then we wrote this literary fantasy romance novella for you. Additional influences: classic historical romance, tabletop RPGs, and a startup acquisition. For fans of Shelby Mahurin, Lois McMaster Bujold and Madeline Hunter. May you find your happily ever after, –S. R. Dreamholde