Bücher von Brooke Martin

Curses are made to be broken ... but oaths are meant to be kept.A cursed king. A garbled legend centuries old. A young woman forced to follow it.When King Urien of Evergaze is secretly cursed by his own son, the tears of a star are his only hope for recovery.Ada Wrembeck, a historical consultant with a sombre past, finds herself unceremoniously pulled from her world and appears in his court in a blaze of holy fire.She agrees to the seemingly impossible: finding the tears of a star to save the dying king.After all, completing the quest is her only way home.Ada finds herself among four of the king's best warriors, including his mysterious candle keeper, Matteo. Their quest leads to the heart of a dangerous country where they must steal a fabled weapon-Seregn-from a tyrannical queen and journey to a mighty mountain to shoot a star from the sky.But with enemies on their heels, a traitor in their midst, and a companion with a secret of his own, Ada begins to wonder if there's any chance of success. And if they do succeed, will it be worth the ever-rising cost?