A Forbidden Alchemy (The Artisan Trilogy)

by Stacey McEwan

“We only know of history what is recorded. And records are easily lost or rewritten. I can’t know for sure. But the fact remains that at some point, our leaders thought it better that power be meted out only to those who could be trusted with it.”

“There might be things I can’t tell you,” he said. “There might be secrets. But I’ll never lie to you, Nina. And I promise I’ll love you as well as I can.”