Chosen when a child, Lady Joselyn is trained to be a ruthless killer. She is destined to be the English king's assassin and protector. Only he and the guild master are supposed to know. It's a life and death secret that must be kept. For an assassin survival is precarious. Life is something you simply cannot take for granted because the next day is never granted. Despite her privileged upbringing, Joselyn quickly learned how to survive on her own and to never trust a soul while following the Guild without question. Upon her return to England, a murderous plot against King Cassiush is discovered. Joselyn is shocked when she finds out who the fiend is. She's even more shocked when the King proposes marriage, a lot. An assassin has never married her king before. The last one who fell in love had her tongue ripped out and was burned alive. Letting her emotions cloud her judgment, Joselynfalls for Cassius and agrees to the marriage, jeopardizing not only his life but her own. Disobeying the Guild means death. Now she must figure out how to keep them both alive and not piles of smoldering ash.

"Such is the end of the evildoer: the death of a sinner always reflects his life." ~ Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' Two souls bound to the earth with no taste of liberation. It seemed unlikely that either could stand to continue living the dark facade that plagued each with a different form of despondency. It seemed unending for both, each apart yet feeling together. Two flames. One play. The final act. Dangerous. Tempting. Sensual. Passionate. Yet torn. Beaten. Mocked. Spit upon. Similarities far beyond their wildest dreams or fantasies, yet there is resistance. The void of unknowns weighs heavily upon xthe two protagonists. To love or not to love: that is the question. Fear is in the eyes, and trust is served with a side of caution. In the final act of life, the saints and the sinners will all meet their fates together.