The King is dead. CORA RIVERHEART, heir to a broken kingdom and a war she did not want, is on her way to the capital and its ice Castle. On her way to take the throne of a people who do not want her. RYLAN BROWNJAY, an assassin and a rebel, has his bones to pick to with the rulers of Ecrin. So here he is, sword in hand and magic in his veins, ready to kill the new Queen. But everything goes wrong when the Queen and her High Lord prove too strong to take down in combat and Rylan's only way of survival is to swear a blood oath, binding himself to the very people he has been trained to fight. With Cora trying to rebuild the kingdom and Rylan trying to save it, alliances are made and broken, beasts of whispers and nightmares are awoken, dreams are forged and forgotten, and the dead past rises from the stones. Will one of them triumph or will they both fall to blood and rebellion and conquest? Long live the Queen.

Micah Lauzier doesn't really need a new roommate. His finances are stretched a bit thinner than he would like without one, but it's not like he has the time to do much outside of his job as a CIA analyst anyways. When his twin sister (who stole his last roommate) asks if he would be willing to live with a friend of a friend for two years, he thinks it'll just be an easy way to reduce the amount of time he spends on chores each month. Enter Hayes Wexler. At twenty three, she's a law school drop-out finally pursuing what she wants instead of what her parents want for her. Getting a masters degree in museum studies while living ten minutes away from the famed Smithsonian Institute should be a breeze for this academic overachiever, however she soon realizes that it's the things outside of books that are going to give her trouble. Micah is quiet and grounded. Hayes is loud and dreamy. But they might just be exactly what the other needs. Two academic years. Twenty one months. Adventure, aggravation, and uncertainty abound.