Born a slave, raised to obey, Kiera learned young that survival means keeping your head down and your mouth shut. But she has never been good at keeping quiet. When a terrifying forest god drags her into the ancient woodland her people call the Weald, Kiera expects to die. Instead, she's offered an impossible deal: pass twelve trials set by the forest deities, and earn the power to reshape the world that was built to break her. Each trial is worse than the last. A witch who forces her to confront the darkest truth about her family. A spirit who curses her to never accept love. A journey into the land of the dead. In a kingdom built on slavery and divine greed, one girl's choice will determine whether the gods stay or burn everything on their way out. The Weald is the first book in the Thearchium trilogy.