Kismet's Gate

<p><strong>This volume includes Book One <em>The Scarred</em> and Book Two <em>The Chosen</em> of The Medallion Chronicles.</strong></p><p></p><p>Some gates are meant to be opened. Others were sealed for a reason.</p><p><em>Kismet's Gate</em> is a sweeping fantasy of buried truths impossible choices and a medallion that reveals its secrets only through joy. Perfect for fans of <em>Fourth Wing</em> <em>Quicksilver</em> and <em>The Priory of the Orange Tree</em> it blends emotional depth with vivid emotionally honest characters and dialogue and a world that feels utterly real.</p><p></p><p>The gate to Kismarr has remained hidden for centuries lost to myth and shadow. But when Anara Ashborn's medallion awakens with ancient light the path to the forgotten city begins to reveal itself etched in joy upon her skin.</p><p></p><p>Haunted by the death of her parents and bound to a mysterious creature named Whisp Anara hides behind a false name baking bread by day and fleeing assassins by night. But when she saves a scarred blacksmith from a blade meant for her their fates entwine and so do their secrets.</p><p></p><p>Jarek Blackthorn carries a curse carved by a dark Kismet. He has no desire to be a hero but the road ahead offers no peace only the truth about his past.</p><p></p><p>As the forgotten city stirs and ancient powers rise the last hope of peace may lie in the bonds they forge fragile with trust burning with desire and tangled in a longing neither of them dared expect.</p>