Melissa Wright

She'll win back her freedom, even if she has to steal it. Nimona Weston has a debt to pay. Her father's dealings with the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. There's one way out of the contract on her life and that's to bide her time and pay the tithes. But when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the king's own castle, her freedom is not the only thing she'll risk. Warrick Spenser has a secret. As king's seneschal, he should be the last soul in Inara to risk association with dark magic, but long-hidden ties to the Trust are harder to shed than simply cutting the threads. When the Trust sends a thief to his rooms, Warrick thinks he's finally found a way to be rid of them for good. But Nimona Weston is hiding secrets of her own. Magical contracts, blood-debt accountants, and a deadly game. A dark and twisty fantasy that pits magic against kings, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and The Shadows Between Us.

Between Ink and Shadows

Megan Bouwman

Nimona Weston was about to do something dangerously foolish. It would not have been the first foolish thing

she’d done but possibly the most dangerous.

Promises broken were what she’d come to expect, along with more than her share of unfortunate luck, but it

would be different this time. She had no other choice.

Kings had their crowns, but the Trust held the power. It didn’t matter how one was entangled with the Trust,

whether it was the threat of debt, shame, or fear of retribution—to be among court society meant that one could

never associate with those who dealt in magical favors.

She hated tithe day more than anything, and her list of hates was amply long.

Whatever he’d owed, it was hers to repay, even if her face would be cut, even if she was to be marked as owned.

“For the sake of—please stop being so jumpy in front of guests. She’ll think I’ve abused you in some horrible

The Trust had kept her tied to a life of misery and deceit.

“I’ll remind you,” he said, “that should you be caught, you’ll be thrown in the dungeons or hanged, depending

Nim had always found herself drawn to magic in the worst possible way—with a desire to touch it.

she knew Elena well enough to be assured the woman would die of shame then rise again to die of dishonor

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