The Conflicted Conspirator: the Fight for Redemption Herezoth

The island nation of Herezoth has known peace ever since the king’s forebear put down an infamous sorcerers’ revolt in ancient times. Those born with magical powers—especially sorcery—hide their talents.Until now. When a nobleman overthrows the royal family under pretense of avenging the magicked, the queen’s messenger girl aids him. Verony Staid is a duke’s bastard daughter, after all. She hates her father, who has flourished under the king, and she has magic herself. She can reshape wood. Even if she wanted to oppose Zalski Forzythe, he’s not merely the son of the king’s chief advisor. He’s a sorcerer, which means unstoppable.Amid the death and destruction, Verony is repulsed by Zalski despite his principled nature. She changes course and joins the fledgling resistance movement against him, along with Zalski’s sorceress sister, the displaced princes, and a man she’s in danger of falling in love with.Raids, ambushes, injuries, and fatalities take their toll. Zalski’s sister must learn incantations, but in her grief and trauma, she balks at the idea of magic. For Verony, life in close quarters with the princes she betrayed is difficult—and if Prince Hune discovers what she did, he very well may kill her. Luckily, she’s cunning and resilient, and her half-brother is by her side.Verony has nothing in common with Neslan Dormenor. He’s idealistic and naive, the heir to their father’s duchy. A scholar. She’s honest enough to admit that he’s a better man than she ever suspected—but can he help her forgive herself, start anew, and find redemption as they fight for their lives in a magical civil war, plant spies, and scheme against all odds to bring down Zalski Forzythe?Join Verony and the Crimson League in this stand-alone prequel to the Herezoth trilogy for action and magical adventure with lots of heart. As their prospects fade and hope for victory decreases, can Verony keep her treason a secret and endure to the bitter end?