Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.

Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.

She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier's to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask.

When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation's war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret.

For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke - the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.

The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of The Knight and the Moth and The Six Deaths of the Saint.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:

An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @teradiamart; design by @chattynora)
Full colour art and foil on the hardback (art by @dominikmayerart; design by @chattynora)
Digitally printed edges (by @chattynora)
Illustrated endpapers (by @emmagilletteart); different front and back
Bound-in author letter
Bonus content
Digitally signed by the author (on the author letter)
Adult fantasy debut; first in a series of connected standalones
M/F relationship; queer (bisexual) MC; queer love interest; queer secondary characters (trans character, nonbinary characters, ambiguously queer characters and relationships); queernorm world; characters with limb differences; diverse cast

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