Witch of Rhinemark: The Gilded Dagger

1157 AD, Holy Roman Empire.
At twenty-one years old, Lavender rides in service of Margrave Alfred Bascania, who has set his sights on conquest over the lawless and wild regions of Germany. When she was still young, Alfred rescued her and her friends from a life on the streets. He welcomed her into his home, he gave her a title of nobility, and he loved her as his own daughter. In return, Lavender lends Alfred the primal flames that radiate from her very soul. She incinerates his rivals, she conflagrates their villages, she immolates their will to fight. Primordial fire serves Lavender, just as she serves Alfred. And the cursed stone locked around her neck ensures her perpetual subservience.

Lavender is the Witch of Rhinemark.

But she doesn't want to be.

In this first book of the Firebound Series, we follow Lavender, Lady Alumna, as she finds herself at the center of a perilous plot to seize power in the heart of the Holy Roman Empire. We'll glimpse into Lavender's dark past, and into the many tumultuous relationships she's formed along the way. The Witch of Rhinemark and the Gilded Dagger is brutal at times, and whimsical at others. While Lavender's path is fraught with magic, violence, and darkness, her misadventures also fill her story with humor, romance, and bright optimism.

Plunge into this medieval fantasy, and see the story unfold from the perspective of the 'villain'.