Mel was just a shipwrecked amnesiac barmaid until she met Cormac.
During a tavern brawl, she and the sarcastic, brash stranger collide, returning lost memories of her past. Cursed druid blood, and an evil husband who turned her kingdom into a wasteland teeming with dark magic.
Every realm in the West will pay a fortune for captured druids. When Mel accidentally uses her powers in front of a bounty hunter, she must flee.
Reluctantly, she hires Cormac's crew to guide her across the treacherous lands to escape the hunters and reclaim her kingdom.
All while struggling to conceal her cursed blood and true identity.
Six years ago, she washed ashore in a fishing village and started a simple life as a barmaid at The Sneezing Dragon. Though cursed to forget who she was, Mel suddenly regains her memories after a tavern brawl.
She remembers her evil husband, who took her throne and cursed her kingdom, creating a magical wasteland of dark magic, horrifying wraiths, and bloodthirsty undead monsters.
A bounty hunter witnesses her use magic, and she must flee to escape capture as an outlawed druid, and return to her kingdom to stop the usurping King who took everything from her.
Though Cormac is arrogant, brash, and sarcastic, she has no choice. Mel must leave town, and the lands grow more dangerous by the day, so she hires his crew to escort her to her kingdom. All while hiding her cursed druid blood and true identity.
Initially at odds due to the accident, Mel and Cormac clash as they journey across the realms, avoiding the curselands and the monsters that live there. But she quickly learns Cormac's crew has secrets of their own, and Mel finds herself fighting bounty hunters, monsters, and conflicted feelings.
Epic quests, adventurous heroes, and a dash of sarcasm collide in this action-packed fantasy novel.
Sydney Faith aspires to live in a magical realm, but is still searching for a portal. In the meantime, she writes stories about other worlds.
When she’s not writing about adventure, Sydney enjoys baking (and eating) chocolate chip cookies, playing games with her family, thinking about writing, and occasionally venturing into the outernet.
As a Midwesterner, you’ll find her waving to horses on road trips, enjoying the state fair, and complaining about the snow.
You can find Sydney on Instagram and YouTube for book updates and content for writers.
Sydney Faith aspires to live in a magical realm, but is still searching for a portal. In the meantime, she writes stories about other worlds.
When she’s not writing about adventure, Sydney enjoys baking (and eating) chocolate chip cookies, playing games with her family, thinking about writing, and occasionally venturing into the outernet.
As a Midwesterner, you’ll find her waving to horses on road trips, enjoying the state fair, and complaining about the snow.
You can find Sydney on Instagram and YouTube for book updates and content for writers.