A Realm of Blood and Mercy (The Godwin Chronicles #1)

As a firefighter paramedic, Amaris Carter is drawn to danger, risk, and now the impossible. When a fight with her fiancé ends in tears, her desperate attempt for distance has her stumbling through a hidden portal to the realm of a world of swords, herbal medicine, and temptation.

Theo Fastrada has returned home from the Trade War a decorated hero, but behind the medals and callous facade whispers a grim secret. When the duke sends him to investigate upheaval in their province, Theo discovers a new threat to his home and possibly his Amaris covered in blood and lurking over a dead body.

Theo will do anything to prevent another war, including mistaking her for the murderer. Taken prisoner, Amaris has two choices to find a way home to fix her struggling relationship—prove she could never take a life or escape.

But Theo won’t let her go so easily.

Tempers will be lost, lies will be told, and betrayal lurks around every corner, but an even darker threat looms in the shadows, and both will learn not all secrets are meant to remain hidden.