With the appalling destruction of the Vastmark warhost, recoil and grief reshape the balance of power in the Five Kingdoms. Two half brothers, cursed by a Mistwraith to a lifelong enmity, are set in violent conflict. And there are those between who will stop at nothing to fulfill secret desires and consolidate their own power. With faction set against faction, heart set against heart, and spells of high mastery engaged to cast down the ancient mysteries, the moves made by all will remake the course of the world's destiny.

Where there is light, there must always be shadow... The fourth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy.

The powers wielded by the men of ancient times destroyed all their cities in a single day. Will those powers now be turned against Obann? There is a new Thunder King in the East, and new threats against the West. The City of Obann seethes with treason and plots against King Ryons - and an ignorant slave-boy must defend the rightful king's throne. And from the Lost Book of King Ozias emerges the first glimmer of God's promise of a Savior. In an age of treason, with the Temple laid in ruins and no First Prester to lead it, what will be the fate of the man who betrayed the Temple to destruction? Will the nation turn to the New Temple in the East - or to the words of their God?

Estelle Easton has not forgotten the courageous young man, Prince Valentin Chevalier, who saved her life when she was only fifteen years old. She has asked her brother-in-law Donovan, the Duke of Arundale, countless times over the past three years if he has received any letters from Valentin, but he has always said no. Has Valentin been able to elude the dangerous men who were sent to hunt him down? Will Estelle ever see her fugitive prince again? “Miriam Minger is a master storyteller who illustrates the full gamut of emotions felt by her characters. Emotions so strong that you are pulled into the pages and into their lives.” – Inside Romance "With Miriam Minger, you're assured of a good read!" - Heartland Critiques Enjoy all five books in Miriam Minger’s bestselling The Man of My Dreams Series: Book 1: SECRETS OF MIDNIGHT (Donovan and Corisande) Book 2: MY RUNAWAY HEART (Jared and Lindsay) Book 3: MY FORBIDDEN DUCHESS (Walker and Marguerite) Book 4: KISSED AT TWILIGHT (Adam and Linette) Book 5: MY FUGITIVE PRINCE (Valentin and Estelle)