Lightborn

Breaking an oath to the guild will get you killed... or worse.

Isa vowed to devote everything to the thieves of Tyv after they saved her as a child. Now eighteen, skilled and deadly with a blade, she will do anything to become the first female thief to run alongside the men.

When sleeping magic rises, Isa makes a choice: steal a magical amulet to prove her worth. Her quest takes her to the land that banished her years before and to the domain of a power-hungry general. She planned for everything... except betrayal.

Fleeing for her life, Isa collides with Roark, a scribe only interested in revenge. The two discover they could be the keys to unlocking magic lost long ago.

But more is at play than a magical amulet. Evil is rising—and it's there to kill. Isa and Roark set out to find lost powers of a mythical king to save their land from darkness. Meddling in ancient magic may have deadly consequences.

The two unlikely allies seek to confront darkness, but can they outwit fate when Isa's past comes back to haunt her?

The land needs heroes, but no one said those heroes were valiant.

In the vein of The Night Angel Trilogy and An Ember in the Ashes, comes a gritty, epic fantasy filled with adventure, diverse characters, and an unforgettable tale of magic and love.