The Foxes’ Time

Marian’s life has changed profoundly.

Now that Aleister is by her side, there’s no challenge she doesn’t feel ready to face—including the dreaded Christmas lunch where her boyfriend will be officially introduced to the family. Determined to fend off the prying questions of sisters and in-laws as if facing an onslaught of hobgoblins, Marian knows that the real obstacle is her parents: they will never allow her to move in with Aleister before marriage. Unless, of course, he is the one to convince them—the charismatic and brilliant King of Foxes, armed with magical powers of persuasion capable of breaking through even the strongest defenses.

But just when the path to their shared life seems finally clear, everything falls apart. Marian is struck by a dark and powerful enemy just as she is about to cross into Faerie. A shadow version of the King of Foxes begins to spread panic and destruction among the Sidhe. And as if that weren’t enough, the only one who holds the answers is the Necromancer—locked away in an impenetrable cell.

To save the one person who makes life worth living, Aleister is willing to do whatever it takes—even forge a dangerous pact with his oldest enemy, in a race against time that will lead him to the source of blood magic and its most forbidden secrets.