Genevieve St-yves

Flower in the Darkness Genevieve St-yves

She has outwitted tyrants, bargained with monsters, and faced down armies to protect the people she loves. Now Arshé prepares to meet her greatest challenge yet-motherhood.

They've founded an empire, and now they will create a family. With the goal of uniting his people almost within reach, the ogre king Rekki and his elven queen Arshé await the birth of their first child. But not everyone shares the royal couple's joy over the blessed event. The prospect of a mixed-blood heir inheriting the ogre throne has many questioning the future of the kingdom-and Arshé's worthiness as queen.

Sensing an opportunity, the kingdom's enemies sharpen their blades. When a treasonous conspiracy leaves her trapped in a collapsed mine, Arshé must find the strength to survive. Wandering blind, she struggles to escape the deadly maze before Rekki gives into a black rage to punish both the innocent and the guilty. An act that will cost them everything they've worked to build.

But the labyrinth holds the knowledge of the ages. The secret she will learn in the endless darkness will alter Arshé's destiny and the course of history forever.