missingvolume | #1 Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik (Reply)

Riela lives on the fringes of her village and is barely tolerated by her neighbors due to not being from there and having magic even if she did save the village from a flood that caused them to manifest and save everyone. Armed with weapons she hasn’t trained with she goes into the forest to kill the monster that attacked another villager. After barely surviving an attack and being rescued by a mage named Garrick. Turns out that Riela has magic she can’t use and Garrick thinks she is the latest trick from his enemy Feylan to kill him once and for all.

Slowly Garrick starts showing Riela how to use her magic as he finds out why it seems she is blocked from most of it. Feylan also wants to know about this new mage and take her for her magic. As the story unfolds Garrick and Riela develop feelings for one another even if they aren’t sure about one another. As the story unfolds Riela finds out more about her mother who died during her birth. This adds complications to Riela and Garrick’s relationship and throws a wrench into Garrick’s plans to get even with Feylan.

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A dark haired couple standing in a moonlit garden in front of a tree with the man behind her touching her shoulder. She holds a dagger while wearing a white gown and a flower crown. He is wearing a leather tunic