The Lady of Starlight - Paperback

The Lilafale Empire was enjoying a time of peace, centuries after The Enchanters War had torn the world apart... until Horasio Chirse learned how to circumvent the laws which bound magical practitioners, delving into dark magic that spelled doom for the entire planet, should his plans succeed. Aramis Emery is the one man in a position to stop him, and his only hope is a most unwilling ally.

Merrilea Heartstone would rather ride her horse than sit to tea; she wanted nothing more from life than to spend it as she pleased, unencumbered with the social pressures of her station. As she is one of the rare humans who cannot see or manipulate the magic that flowed through their world, she is left with few responsibilities - and fewer options.

When her father accepts a proposal of marriage on her behalf from a powerful and mysterious stranger, she is taken from her pastoral home to an inhospitable mountain fastness, and soon finds herself caught in a bitter conflict between two of the most powerful sorcerers alive.