In a time long ago, when those given certain gifts by the gods are hunted for their power, a woman with a complicated ability is captured and sold to a foreign king.

Intrigued by her rare connection to a powerful goddess, he gives her a task that, if completed, will win her his favor for life, protecting her from the horrors of the slave trade that keeps the continent running.

With no hope of escaping, she agrees to do his bidding in exchange for his favor, even if the task he gives her includes deceiving his rival and venturing with him into the Tongo Lands, a dark unmarked jungle, to fetch what rumors say only someone with her gift can retrieve.

But when the king sends one of his most trusted slaves to aid her in this impossible chore, the two grow reluctantly close, despite her wavering loyalty after the king's rival offers her something better than favor: freedom. As royals move against one another and she begins to unravel the past of her patron goddess, she becomes caught between the many bargains she has struck and soon learns that there is more than favor or freedom at stake. 

*Note: This is a temporary cover. Publishing date TBA.