Mockingbird & Vulture (ePub)

Is the Light forever out of reach for a man enshrouded in Darkness?

Javesse has suffered tragedy too many times in her young life, leaving her heartbroken. Now she's enslaved to the duke of Columure, who's smitten with her. When rumors of an assassination attempt surface, Duke Darik Nornt needs Javesse's linguistic skills to assist his best man, Vulture. She doesn't like this beastly warrior with shadowy eyes. He frightens her. Now Javesse must escape Vulture and Darik.

Taking the duke's songbird on this mission will only complicate everything Renmier's worked so hard toward, but Darik gives him no choice. This foreign beauty's stubbornness tests him more than an insubordinate soldier. Yet Songbird stirs emotions Renmier hasn't felt in years, from frustration to desire to hope. But the cold Darkness owns him. There is no hope.

Javesse's pride and Renmier's quick anger create an abrasive combination. Moments of compassion and sharing reveal things are not always what they appear, but some things are darker.

She learns discovering who's behind the assassination attempt isn't Renmier's only agenda. He has another goal that's leading to his death. Can Javesse convince him a better life lies ahead?

Renmier uncovers deeper truths to what he's known the past several years. However, he's chartered his course. Is it too late to change?

Mockingbird & Vulture is a Dark Fantasy Romance and Mary J Nichols' third novel of the Fates of Emvarr collection.