In war-torn Anwyvn, fear of maegic plagues every corner of the kingdom and halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are hunted and killed. When Rhya is sentenced to death, her execution is interrupted by an unexpected saviour, The mysterious Commander Scythe. But he is far more terrifying than the hangman's noose. In the clutches of this new enemy, Rhya finds herself fighting for her life in the barren Northlands. Yet the further they travel, the more she learns that nothing is as it seems. For Rhya is no ordinary halfling. The strange birthmark on her chest and the wind she instinctively calls forth means she is a Remnant. One of four souls fated to restore the balance of maegic ... or die trying. But mastering the power inside her is only the beginning. A forbidden desire for the Commander burns just as fiercely as the tempests beating against her rib cage for release. And Rhya must choose: smother the flames ... or let them consume her.
