In a world where love is a thing to kill for, can she find one to die for? Alaysha has always been an outcast in her own world. Her father exploits her magic, using her as a weapon of destruction to conquer his enemies, and so she lives on the fringes of her village, hated and alone. With each war and every campaign, she grows more afraid that she will never be more than just a weapon, that she will lose herself to a power she can't control. Then the unthinkable happens. An enigmatic stranger escapes her power. He's handsome, arrogant, and mysterious. And he claims to know the key to guiding her destructive magic. She just has to be willing to face the dark secrets of her past. But taking control of that unbridled power isn't as easy as it may seem. And that key to managing her power just might open more than she bargains for…