New York Times bestselling author Anya Bast spins a spellbinding fantasy of a man and woman torn between love and war, magic and mystery, and passion and revenge . . .Once, Gallus Navius Lucan was in line to inherit the Dragon Throne of Numia-until his future was crushed and his family slain by his malevolent uncle Magnus.- Now Lucan has only one ambition; to overthrow Magnus and take back what is rightfully his.Branna ta Cattia is the Raven, a high priestess who has come to Numia to defeat its tyrant. -Its a journey made on the strength of her prophetic dreams, visions of ancient rituals, sacred spells, and of a handsome stranger destined to help her-all in the name of stopping Magnuss oppression.- But Brannas stranger is more than she expected.- For Lucan wants victory his own way.- To hell with the consequences.As the magic of one womans love and the brute force of onw mans revenge unfold, Lucan and Branna realize their destiny as spirit mates-and their fears that the ultimate cost of winning freedom could be greater than either imagined.PRAISE FOR ANYA BAST AND HER NOVELSDeliciously sexy.- Angela Knight, New York Times bestselling authorSuperb romantic fantasy . . . Wickedly enchanting.- Midwest Book Review -