Wynter Atrialan, the
Winter King, once lived in peace with his southern, Summerlander
neighbors, but when the prince of Summerlea steals Wynter’s bride and
murders his young brother, Wynter calls upon a dangerous Wintercraig
magic called the Ice Heart and marches against Summerlea.
After
three bitter years of battle, a victorious Wynter arrives at Summerlea’s
royal palace to issue his terms of surrender. The prince of Summerlea
stole Wynter’s bride and slew Wynter’s Heir. He wants the loss replaced.
The Ice Heart is consuming him. Wynter hopes holding his own child in
his arms will rekindle the warmth in his heart before he becomes the
monster of Wintercraig legend, the Ice King.
The Summer King has
three very precious daughters whom he loves dearly. Wynter will take one
of them to wife. She will have one year to provide him with an Heir. If
she fails, he will send her to face the mercy of the mountains and
claim another princess for his wife. And so it will continue until
Wynter has his Heir or the Summer King is out of daughters.
The
plan is perfect—except for one small detail. The Summer King has a
fourth daughter. One of whom he is not so fond. And she is a fiercely
passionate creature, with a temper as volatile as the forces of her
weathergift, the power of storms.
