Melissa Blair

The highly anticipated second installment of the fantasy saga that took BookTok by storm sees Keera navigate political scheming, backstabbing, and her own grief as she moves against the cruel king that holds her kingdom hostage. To the kingdom, Keera is the king’s Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow—the dark, brooding Fae, Riven, who sets her blood on fire. Together, they plot to topple the crown that sits upon the king’s head. A secret can only survive as long as its conspirators, and when nothing is as it seems, all are in danger. Keera swore she would never open her heart again after a loss she barely survived. But she will soon find she has more to lose than she ever imagined . . .

Keera is a killer. As the King’s Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the King’s favored assassin. When a mysterious figure called the Shadow starts making moves against the Crown, Keera is forced to hunt the masked menace down. She crosses into the magical lands of the Fae, trying to discern if her enemy is Mortal, Elf, or a Halfling like her. But the Faeland is not what it seems, and neither is the Shadow. Keera is shocked by what she discovers and can’t help but wonder who her enemy truly is… The King that destroyed her people? The Prince that tortures them? Or the Shadow that threatens her place at court? As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago. A promise not only to save herself but an entire kingdom.

“It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it.”    A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital. Keera’s family in Myrelinth won’t let her go without a fight. With new intelligence about the magical seals left behind by Keera’s ancient kin, the Light Fae, she rallies to face her demons and unleash the formidable powers she inherited from her people. But a shocking truth is hiding in plain sight, one with the power to unravel the entire rebellion... The pivotal third installment in the Halfling Saga will upend everything Keera thought she knew about her enemies…and her allies.  

“Your land is not the one you take, it is the one you die for.”   Still reeling over her discovery of a staggering secret about her closest ally, Keera has no time to rest. She and her fellow rebels plan a desperate rescue mission after King Damien takes one of their own hostage. Opening the kingdom’s magical seals has transformed Keera in ways even the wisest Fae elders could not have anticipated. With the kingdom’s Halfling population suddenly posing a risk to the crown, the land is plunged into violence as the king begins a new blood purge.     Keera and her allies gather an army to meet Damien’s forces in a final confrontation of epic, and tragic, proportions.  The epic final installment in the Halfling Saga will thrill fans of Melissa Blair’s lush, action-packed, romantasy series.

Keera Delre è un'assassina. La più talentuosa del Regno di Elverath, la favorita della Corona, la Spada del Re. Elfa mezzosangue, orfana di entrambi i genitori, Keera sa che non può sfuggire al suo è proprietà del re, e non può sottrarsi ai suoi ordini. Quando un'Ombra misteriosa cospira contro la Corona minacciando la stabilità del regno, Keera viene assoldata dal re Aemon per uccidere quell'uomo che nasconde il suo volto sotto un cappuccio e che, notte dopo notte, le ha tolto il sonno. Inizia così una caccia senza esclusione di colpi attraverso le Terre Fatate. Ma il regno non è affatto quello che sembra... e lo stesso vale per l'Ombra. Keera non può fare a meno di chiedersi chi sia il vero nemico da il re che ha distrutto il suo popolo o l'uomo incappucciato che ne minaccia la pace? Mentre è in cerca delle risposte ai dubbi che la tormentano, la giovane è perseguitata da una promessa solenne fatta molto tempo prima. Per mantenere a ogni costo la parola data, dovrà salvare non solo sé stessa, ma il regno intero.