Leaving Paradise (The Last Stand Book 1)

All things must end...An ice elementalist is bound to a man whose shadow is lengthening over the world. The Guild assigned her as his handler, but the further they travel together, the less of him she recognizes. Caught in the wake of his dark destiny, she must decide if she is there to guide him toward paradise or if she is simply being dragged into his abyss.A thief with broken fire is pulled across hostile waters by a woman determined to uncover his worth. His power is failing, flickering out when he needs it most. Haunted by a guilty conscience, he must make a desperate attempt to fix the mistake that has already cost him everything—or be defined by his failures forever.Empires that haven't drawn steel in a generation are arming. Old alliances fracture. New ones form for the wrong reasons. Every throne, every merchant, every opportunist begins moving pieces—and the man at the center of it all says nothing.All things must end, but will what replaces them be any better? Read more