Winter’s Binding - Crown of Seasons Book 1

When the holy empire of Monteria conquers the kingdom of Valance, it uses artifice and ritual to control the land’s Gifted - those touched by the Seasons. Maeve Stolanis - daughter of a traitor and Winterborn assassin–hides her heritage behind the blade her father forged her to wield. Remin Ethrius, son of the conqueror, is haunted by the cost of victory.

Their paths collide when a failed assassination sends Maeve to a Monterian labor camp – and into Remin’s investigation. Bound together by imperial artifice, they navigate a city where rebellion simmers, faith fractures, and stolen power moves in the shadows. To survive, they must uncover a deadly conspiracy while contending with secrets, politics, and a pull neither is prepared to name.