The Vermilion Riddle

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em> </em></strong></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>To enter Faerie's blessed demesne</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>four secrets must be found:</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>the land unbound by time and space</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>opens only to the one who knows</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>the Light the Song and Mortal Gate.</em></p><p> </p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the sheltered town of Carmel women do not have a future outside of a good marriage. That future is threatened when Leah Edwards' father gambles away the family's livelihood and estate. She and her sisters must hurry to find husbands. Then August Fox a Guardian from Cariath comes to town and purchases a supposedly haunted manor. Charged to keep the peace between mortals and Faerie the Guardians are the stuff of legend. After he stuns her with a marriage proposal Leah reluctantly journeys to Cariath discovering there is more to August and the legends than she guessed.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nimrod and his Oath-breakers betrayed the Guardians seeking to solve an ancient riddle that would unlock the Faerie realm. Not all his followers share his desire for conquest. Benedict Fox his second-in-command has different motives. But as he continues fulfilling Nimrod's plan Benedict hurtles towards a choice between saving his family and settling a personal vendetta.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For Leah August and their allies it is a race against time to solve the ancient riddle before the Oath-breakers and reunite the Guardians to save the mortal realm. The war is never really over and this time the battle lines cut through blood ties and brotherhood.</span></p><p><br></p>