Darkening

Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen`s soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman`s axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen`s soldiers--led by a paranoid prince--catch up to Vesper`s father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate. Even arm herself with her father`s book of dangerous experimental magic. Even infiltrate the prince`s elite squad of soldier-sorcerers. Even cheat her way into his cold heart. But when Vesper learns that there`s more to the story of her mother`s death, she`ll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her family`s secrets, or follow her mother`s footsteps into the Storm.