Bücher der Reihe Fire and Tears

Layla Brightarrow's world fell apart the day the Sorcerers invaded her city. Abandoned by the neighboring elven kingdom, Layla must forsake all hope for the man she loves, a powerful elf lord now forever beyond her reach. But when some of the elves break the neutrality to side with the Sorcerers, Layla is sent to assassinate one of the traitors. Her mission forces her to confront the very man she never thought she'd see again-and face a desire she thought long buried.Ulric of Glengowyn is determined to protect Layla from his traitorous brother, and he'll do whatever is necessary to keep her alive, including using her feelings against her. But his game of seduction cuts both ways, endangering both their lives. To save her, Ulric will have to convince Layla to trust him, an impossible feat when her mission is to kill his brother.For Layla, Ulric is a temptation she can't resist, and a risk she doesn't dare take. Years of denial and betrayal hang between them, leaving Layla caught between duty and a love that could be her destruction. Or her salvation.

Nuala of Glengowyn hasn't left the elven kingdom in over a century, but not by choice. Her skills as a weapons master have made her a prisoner of her people, held apart, protected in the extreme. Until Sorcerers attack the neighboring human city. When she's sent to help the humans, however, Nuala is still far from free. Because she's forced to travel with a bodyguard, the most fearsome warrior among her people-and the only man Nuala has ever loved.Einar is known as a battle-crazed destroyer, so feared among elves he's called by a single name: Darkness. And he has only one weakness-Nuala. Their union is forbidden, because melding their magics could destroy Nuala's gifts. But as they journey through the war-torn human city, no royal decree is a match for two hundred years of pent-up desire.Surviving the war zone won't be enough if they give in to their long denied passion. They'll have to confront their sovereigns and face the ultimate punishment-or prove love makes them stronger.

Branded a traitor, Althir of Glengowyn has resigned himself to life as an outcast from his people-until he's offered a chance at redemption. A suicide mission that will finally put an end to the Sinnale war. His companion on the journey is a human woman unlike any he's ever encountered. Beautiful. Brave. Fascinating. And before he knows it, keeping her safe is more important than his own salvation.Mina Dawnswealth's talent for spycraft has kept her alive even as her dreams-and her family-have fallen victim to the war, one by one. Much as she hates the idea of helping the traitor elf, at least she gets the pleasure of burying a knife in his back should he decide to betray her people again. A much easier task if she didn't find him so damned compelling.Only when they're beyond the point of no return do they discover just how much blood their mission will cost. And how much love it will take to overcome their pasts for a chance at a future together.