miranda k. taylor

Nissa Begonia has been (unsuccessfully) chasing her Gift her whole life. It’s only when creatures show up to her village with severe wounds does Nissa experience her magick coming alive. To help them, she becomes indebted to a witch who will take her wings if Nissa is unable to make payment. With her savings stolen by a raven and no respectable business willing to hire a Giftless faerie, her only option is to find a sponsor at the biggest social event of the year: the Winter Solstice Ball.

Begrudgingly, Lord Malachi Esovana attends the ball as an escort and expects nothing more than a headache. He could not have predicted making an acquaintance with a faerie—much less the perfect fit for the herbalist position he’s had trouble filling. After sneaking Miss Begonia into elven country, he soon realizes that she may be the solution to all his people’s misfortunes.