A story of death and darkness. Magic and murder. Evelyn Mintarryl - duchess by adoption - has spent nearly eight years adapting to life in the elegant and civilised court of Zyrna, the colonizers of her homeland, the Isle of Light. Living with her uncle Don in the city of Teryon, she has managed to make friends with the country's lords and ladies, the crown prince, Richard Varhindal, among them. Her life of parties and lunches is shaken by the violent murder of a young courtesan from Eve's homeland. The first murder in Teryon since Eve has lived there, she can't help but get drawn in, especially when she realises it could have been her in another life. Against her friends' and family's wishes, she begins to pull at the thread, unraveling a world of corruption and racism she never imagined existed. But with each step closer to discovering the truth, she gets further from her friends and family. She must find the killer, or risk losing everything dear to her.

After being raised on the secluded island of the Chamber and horribly failing what was supposed to be a simple diplomatic mission, Inez is promptly exiled from her home, cast into the hands of the neighboring country and its new king. Suddenly she's thrown into an unfamiliar world on the brink of war over the increasing scarcity of magic within it, two ancient nations suspicious of a king who wasn't supposed to be placed on the throne. A king who, incidentally, Inez has become dependent on for her freedom. As the once stable court begins to unravel and the world around her becomes a wild goose chase for this declining resource, Inez struggles to align herself with either nation, with both the guilt of her crime and the visions of an ancient deity plaguing her every move.

Everything collides in the end. Clear blue waters of the river trickled every so quietly as pink flowers bloomed in the lively meadow. Life itself was beautiful. People thrived and nature decorated the living soul. But not everything remained beautiful. The humans became corrupt, pollution killed much of the gorgeous nature and life slowly drained from the Earth. In an attempt to save Her creation, Mother Nature absorbed the pollution, all the bad that had begun to taint her world, only to find that it changed her. She found herself furious, angry at the humans for damaging such a beautiful creation, something she had worked so hard to make. So, instead of keeping all the absorbed Toxins within, she threw it back at the humans. She would start over. She would make something beautiful. Instead, she created something twisted. She created the Shadowfall.

"Before the time of kings and queens, Before ordinance came to dwell, The gods built a kingdom by the river: Great Enid, standing strong and well." Mina Blackwell is alone, etching out a half-life by performing in the streets and paying dues. Life has spared little kindness, and in the face of greedy collectors and fearsome knights, she wonders if she'll ever manage to stand strong. But with whispers of hidden magic and an ever-searching king, trouble may come to find Mina in ways she never could've imagined. Book #1 of The Songbird Trilogy