Silhara must decide if his fate, and the fate of nations, is worth the soul of the woman he has come to love, and Martise must choose continued enslavement or freedom at the cost of a man's life. Mage and spy search together for a ritual that will annihilate Corruption, but in doing so, they discover secrets about each other that may damn them both. Renegade and heretic, he dreams of ways to defeat the god and destroy the priesthood who would execute him.

In an isolated fortress, the Master of Crows battles an ancient god for possession of his soul. Now he fights a war on two fronts-against the god who would possess him and the apprentice who would betray him. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jun 30. When Conclave sends Martise as an apprentice to help him, he knows she's a spy. Silhara struggles against Corruption's influence and searches for ways to destroy the god. The god called Corruption invades his mind, seducing him with promises of limitless power if he will help it gain dominion over the world. Silhara of Neith, Master of Crows, is a desperate man. A risky endeavor, but one she accepts without hesitation-until she falls in love with her intended target.

Master of Crows is much grittier than her other stories and because of that - the love story was more tormented than anything of hers I've read to date. The priests want Martise to expose the sorcerer's treachery and turn him over to Conclave justice. Master of Crows by Grace Draven Yet again, Grace has written a romance so achingly bitter sweet I wasn't sure if my heart could take it. In exchange for her freedom, she bargains with her masters, the mage-priests of Conclave, to spy on the renegade sorcerer, Silhara of Neith. This is the question that sets bondwoman, Martise of Asher, on a dangerous path.

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