On the island of Riganos, on the last day of summer, any man who pays the tribute must be allowed to join the bride hunt. The women get a head start. Whoever is captured is bound to her husband for one year. I chose him—the winged man with golden eyes and amber skin who landed on our shores like something out of a myth. But when he flies me to the mist-shrouded spires of his island, I discover that not everyone wants me there. His own family has turned against him, and deep beneath the ancient temple, something dark and long-buried is clawing its way back to the surface. My new husband is wary about binding our souls with his sacred golden feather, terrified of what it would mean for me if he doesn't survive what's coming. But I will not let the man I chose be destroyed. Not by his family, not by an ancient evil, and not by his own stubborn, beautiful heart.

Continue the epic, emotional fantasy romance that gives new life to the Icarus myth. Set in a magical ancient world where gods are real and contracts are sealed with the blood of future generations, this sweeping love story is filled with breathtaking danger, family betrayal, and spicy, soul-deep passion.

Tropes: She chose him · fated mates · soul bonding · cinnamon roll hero · fierce protectors · found family