A short time ago, the Valorians conquered the Herran empire and either killed or enslaved the Herrani civilians. Kestrel, as the Valorian General's daughter, at 17, must choose to either marry or join the military. Neither option entices Kestrel. While in the city market one day she feels an unexplainable connection with a slave being auctioned off and spontaneously decides to outbid everyone with a large sum of keystones. Kestrel's new slave, Arin, starts work as a blacksmith making horseshoes for the military horses. Eventually becoming an escort for Kestrel and keeping her company; neither recognizes the relationship slowly growing between them. Kestrel soon learns that Arin is the leader of a planned rebellion and, as the General's daughter, she has been set up. She'll be forced to discover the true meaning of the Winner's Curse.
The world and the characters are so well written you can't help wanting to root for both of them. The story line is so perfectly paced you can't help to keep reading late into the night. And with just enough romantic tension threaded throughout you can't help to feel empty till the second book arrives.
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