For fans of One Dark Window and For the Wolf comes a dark retelling, a lush gothic fantasy about a maiden who must escape her mother and save her kingdom—but her destiny stands in the way.
The kingdom of Moirai needs Death -- its citizens cannot die, and mill around as a zombie horde, doing menial chores. But Death is the responsibility of princess Morena, who has spent her life locked in a castle tower. One of the Descendants of the Fates, her destiny is decreed by the Gods, her power unparalleled.... Yet she's never tried to use them, doesn't even know how to begin.
All hope seems lost, but destiny has a way of finding us, even in the dark.
She has a sudden opportunity. Become an assassin, bringing hearts back to the Queen. To protect her ailing sister, she puts on a mask and begins a new life under a secret identity - the Grim Reaper. When Morena meets a mysterious stranger in the graveyard, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of gilt and glitter and ballgowns, she senses deception, but is ill-equipped to decipher its purpose. Meanwhile her mother continues a campaign of dark magic, infecting the kingdom of Moirai, and her new political allies expect Morena to save the day.
As the stakes heighten, Morena is torn between her duty and an arranged marriage. She knows that her destiny is to be the Grim Reaper. To destroy Moirai. But in her heart, she's still just the girl from the tower, longing to do the right thing.
Can Morena free Moirai, saving her siblings, and choose a future for herself? Or will Morena bow to her dark destiny, doomed to bring bloodshed and Death forever?
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Set in an epic fantasy world in a timeline of hundreds of years, this gothic dark fantasy features the Three Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, and their last descendants. Ideal for fans of folklore and greek mythology retellings this most unlikely of heroines will surprise and defy your expectations. This book contains various trigger warnings consistent with dark fantasy themes, including death, imprisonment, gore, horror, an abusive parent, steamy scenes, and attempted suicide.