What secrets are okay to bury to save the life of a child? A town? A province? And who will pay the price when those secrets are unearthed? Sir York renounced his noble title and his past to join the Knights of Valor. He then accepted the toughest assignment to prove his rebuild the war-torn province of Marren. But the annual harvest is the least of his worries as a powerful and ancient evil threatens to consume all in its path, including every soul in Marren. When a beautiful but reclusive mage saves his life, Sir York will do anything to win her help to save Marren. Anything but fall in love with her. Tessa couldn’t care less about Marren. Or so she tells herself. But they need her magic to survive, and so does Sir York, a man far too handsome, too charismatic, and too blessed by the gods. After all she’s endured, the last thing she needs is to fall in love with someone who will break her heart as surely as he will. Especially if he ever learns the truth about who she really is. Just when it seems the people of Marren survive the winter, unearthed secrets birth a new evil more powerful than anything Marren has faced before. As darkness descends, Sir York and Tessa must face their pasts and risk everything, including their hearts, before the ancient evil devours them all. Standalone. No cheating. HEA guaranteed!