The Stones of Valtara: Book One of the Epic Fantasy Series, For the Love of the Gods

Northern Tarania is a kingdom fractured, its people divided by rigid castes and simmering dissent, while its king, Rodric Shieldbane, remains trapped by the fifteen-year-old grief of his wife's assassination. While his rebellious children challenge his authority and a fanatical enemy besieges his borders, Rodric yearns only for the peace of death. … Northern Tarania is a kingdom fractured, its people divided by rigid castes and simmering dissent, while its king, Rodric Shieldbane, remains trapped by the fifteen-year-old grief of his wife's assassination. While his rebellious children challenge his authority and a fanatical enemy besieges his borders, Rodric yearns only for the peace of death. Yet, an ancient evil stirs, setting its sights on a young woman whose destiny may hold the key to Tarania’s survival or its ultimate ruin. With his kingdom teetering on the brink, Rodric must choose between succumbing to his past or confronting a darkness that threatens to consume everything he holds dear.