A Goddess Born of Death

150 years after a truce, the border between Tenele Raider's home and its volatile neighbor falls. Tenele is partnered with a Shade--a conniving beast who feeds on pleasure and pain--to discover the source of the black runes branded on the bodies left behind. But being Ranemir Stroud's jailer and partner is both a help and hindrance. As their connection morphs from convenience to necessity, she must share more than she bargained to keep them both alive.