In Brunemar, winter never ends and neither does Lord Luceran Frostwyn’s rule.

He commands the Aurevault mine, the frozen land that surrounds it, and every human forced to survive beneath his dominion. Each year, a tithe is demanded. This year, Neve Devlin’s father cannot pay. When he is summoned to the Winter Lord’s castle to answer for his debt, Neve makes a desperate bargain: she will take her father’s place in the mine until the debt is settled. Luceran accepts. Trapped within a frozen court and bound to a feared Fae lord with a reputation forged in blood and betrayal, Neve soon learns that the true danger is not the cold, the mine, or even Luceran himself. Because Luceran Frostwyn is fighting something far darker than grief or loneliness and if Neve dares to thaw his heart, the cost may be more than she can survive.