She can’t lose…
Palmeria Lombard will do anything to avoid an arranged marriage to her father’s criminal crony—even dabble in forbidden magic. When Pali fails to secure an enchanted death mask from the goblins of Omrora, she learns that her one passion in life may provide an alternative escape.
He can’t let her win…
When Syndrian Serlo, master cutler, is tasked with making the dice for a tournament at the Knuckles & Bones pub, he believes it’s just another job for the Otleich crime family—until his best friend’s sister shows up expecting not just to play, but to win.
The stakes of the game have never been higher…
Pali enters the tournament with one goal: win the prize and make her escape from her unwanted betrothal and her family for good. But when her brother’s best friend helps her explore her own hidden magic, she must decide… Is she willing to roll the dice and take the lover’s leap?