The wolf of winter

Of all the excesses indulged in by the decadent Rhazaullean nobility, only one is absolutely forbidden: necromancy. Yet necromancy offers the sickly Prince Varis a way of curing his bodily ills and a means for seizing control of the Wolf Throne. And although he realizes that he must eventually pay the price of power—for in time dark magic damages mind and body—it is a risk Varis is willing to take.

He secretly launches a serpentine choreography of murder, intending to forge an empire all his own. None can withstand the Prince’s schemes as they unfold...except, perhaps, his niece, Shalindra.

A beautiful girl who has grown to womanhood in the shadow of exile, she is dedicated to the cause of bringing her brother, Cerrov—the rightful heir—to the throne.

When they finally meet, Shalindra finds herself both repelled and fascinated by her ambitious kinsman, dark master of the dead...ruler of lost souls. But as winter looms ahead, their relationship threatens to shape, for both of them, a destiny far different—and far more dangerous—than either could ever have imagined. For Shalindra herself turns to the magic arts to champion her brother’s cause, and the outcome of the ensuing clash of powers is impossible to predict...

The Wolf of Winter.

 

By Me : Yes