Robert has had many titles: folklorist, scholar, and most recently, assassin. He is the gallowglass, the most feared warrior in Elphame, and his sword belonged to the Seelie Queen. Then an American woman—his dearest Karina—freed not only his body but his soul from the queen’s thrall.
As Robert and Karina begin their life together, terrifying shades from Elphame attack them at home. The shades focus their anger on Karina, but before they can be dealt with, Robert is summoned back to Elphame. The shades follow, and Robert is faced with a choice: destroy the shades, or become their master.
Jennifer Allis Provost writes books about faeries, orcs and elves. Zombies, too. She grew up in the wilds of Western Massachusetts and had read every book in the local library by age twelve. (It was a small library.) An early love of mythology and folklore led to her romantic fantasy series, Fire and Claw, and her degree in environmental science helped shape her urban fantasy, Poison Garden. When she’s not writing about murderous plants or sexy dragon shifters she’s working on her MFA in Creative Nonfiction.