In the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, one wrong move and a person could end up dead—and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone.
After monsters kill her parents, Lia must keep the family farm running despite the freezing cold and threat of monster attacks or risk losing her siblings to reassignment by the village Elders. With dangers on all sides and failure just one wrong step away, she can’t afford to let her emotions lead her astray. So when her sister finds a fugitive bleeding to death in the forest—a young stranger named Gabe—Lia surprises herself and does the unthinkable.
She saves his life.
Giving shelter to the fugitive could get her in trouble. The Elders have always described the advanced society of people beyond the Frost, the “Farthers,” as ruthless and cruel. But Lia is startled to find that Gabe is empathetic and intelligent…and handsome. She might even be falling in love with him.
But time is running out. The monsters from the forest circle the farm at night. The village leader is starting to ask questions. Farther soldiers are searching for Gabe. Lia must locate a secret organization called the Thorns to help Gabe escape to safety, but every move she makes puts her in more danger.
Is compassion—and love—worth the risk?

CUANDO AURAYA FUE ELEGIDA PARA SER SACERDOTISA, nunca hubiera podido imaginarse que apenas una década después se convertiría en una de los Blancos, los representantes más poderosos de los dioses. Desgraciadamente, Auraya goza de poco tiempo para acostumbrarse a los poderes mágicos excepcionales que le otorgan esas divinidades. Unos misteriosos hechiceros vestidos de negro han llegado desde el sur para asesosar a su pueblo, y corren rumores de que se está levantando un ejército para desafiar a los Blancos. Auraya y sus nuevos compañeros tendrán que obrar incansablemente para sellar alianzas y para unir los pueblos del continente del norte bajo un mismo estandarte.

Se avecinan tiempos de guerra, y si Auraya no logra dominar sus nuevas dotes mágicas a tiempo, ni siquiera el apoyo de los dioses será suficiente para salvarlos.