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Lady Kyriel, the strong-willed commandant of the Alteion Empire, does not want to get married. However, when she finds herself in an arranged union, she is surprised to find that it is with a cordial but mysterious sorcerer named Idwin. He somehow checks all her boxes—the boxes she made sure were impossible to check. Kyriel’s unbreakable vow and Idwin’s inescapable fate take them on a journey to their higher purpose—one that involves the past and future of empires and churches.

When Hester, manager at Collateral, is left in charge after the owner's sudden disappearance, she learns the bar is a spy hangout and every patron is after intel on a mysterious fugitive named Jackal. Problem is, Hester's now forced to bluff her way through as dangerously suave spies flirt in for secrets she doesn't have — and her life's on the line.