Publisher's Synopsis
Two years have passed since the fateful battle in the Underworld. The mythic warrior Raine and her dragon lover, Talan'alaith'illaria, have settled down to a life of domestic bliss. The peoples of Arianthem enjoy a peace unknown for centuries.A storm brews in the Underworld, however, as the Goddess Hel fumes in her realm. Enraged by her defeat at the hands of mortals, she schemes revenge against those who humiliated her. She will risk the Allfather's wrath to obtain what she believes is her right and destiny: Raine at her side. And she will unleash an ancient evil to gain what she covets the most.Raine realizes the threat, and knowing that the wrath of the Goddess is most focused on her, chooses to separate herself to protect that which is most precious to her. Forced to face Hel alone, a strange and unexpected gift arrives to provide her strength and solace, a gift that turns the tide of the mental battle she wages with the Goddess of the Dead.
