"They thought the last time mage was dead. They were wrong.
Taly is back. Finally free of the Queen and out of the loop. But freedom doesn't mean safety.
Tempris has changed while she was gone—and so has she. With enemies closing in from all sides, Taly must navigate a world that keeps rewriting itself beneath her feet.
Skye got her home. That should've been the hard part. But now he's just a boy in love with a girl everyone wants to kill—and keeping her alive might cost him everything.
The Aion Gate is stirring. The island is under siege. And the enemy is circling ever closer.
The war for Tempris is coming. And it's coming for her.
Contains mature themes."
"How far is too far when it comes to love?
In a matter of moments, everything Taly ever thought she knew came crashing down around her. Her mother's spells were broken, her powers unleashed. She's no longer mortal but fey, and every day serves as a reminder that her entire life has been a lie.
To make matters worse, Taly has been captured and imprisoned by a woman claiming to be the Time Queen. Her only way home is to play the Queen's game and train in the art of time magic. The Queen has commanded that she become an Acolyte—a task that could take years to complete.
Meanwhile, Skye is left as the last line of defense to protect Tempris from an invading horde of walking dead. He still doesn't have a name or a face to put to his enemy, and there are traitors inside the city. Everyone keeps saying that Taly is dead, but he can't accept it. He won't. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back—even if it costs him everything.
A renegade queen, forbidden magic, and a love that reaches across time and space—Taly and Skye will be tested, their loyalties pushed to the point of breaking, as war looms on the horizon.
Contains mature themes."
"Magic marked her for suffering. Magic will save her. Magic will lead her home.
On Tempris, time magic is outlawed, and suspected time mages are hunted. Humans are second-class citizens, shunned by the immortal fey that live on the island. They even have a name for their kind: Shardless.
Taly is one of the lucky humans. Taken in by a fey noble and his family, she's lived a good life, surrounded by people she loves. But when an accidental brush with magic causes her to see things—ghostly apparitions that give her small glimpses into the future—it has deadly consequences. The Sanctorum has returned to the island, and if they find her, they'll kill her. And anyone that tries to protect her.
This includes her best friend, Skye. He was the boy that saved her. The man she knew she could never have. And when he refuses to let her go, their actions might hold the power to reshape the world.
An ancient evil is rising, and in order to protect those that she cares for, Taly will have to sacrifice everything.
Including her heart.
Contains mature themes."
