The titular character is being seduced by an evil god with dark promises? Sounds fantastically familiar. Grace Draven has a habit of writing stories with the same paradigms as FFVII and ASOIAF. “What nobility is there in being a false god’s puppet?” Silhara must decide if his fate, and the fate of nations, is worth the soul of the woman he has come to love, and Martise must choose continued enslavement or freedom at the cost of a man’s life. Mage and spy search together for a ritual that will annihilate Corruption, but in doing so, they discover secrets about each other that may damn them both. Now he fights a war on two fronts–against the god who would possess him and the apprentice who would betray him. When Conclave sends Martise as an apprentice to help him, he knows she’s a spy. Silhara struggles against Corruption’s influence and searches for ways to destroy the god. The god called Corruption invades his mind, seducing him with promises of limitless power if he will help it gain dominion over the world. Silhara of Neith, Master of Crows, is a desperate man. A risky endeavor, but one she accepts without hesitation–until she falls in love with her intended target. The priests want Martise to expose the sorcerer’s treachery and turn him over to Conclave justice. In exchange for her freedom, she bargains with her masters, the mage-priests of Conclave, to spy on the renegade sorcerer, Silhara of Neith.

What would you do to win your freedom? This is the question that sets bondwoman, Martise of Asher, on a dangerous path. Genre: Dark Fantasy, Romance/Paranormal Romance

Master of crows by grace draven