Forged in Gold (The Golden One Trilogy Book 1)

by Katelyn Schoumaker

Aurelia was a pyre, a bland and dry stack of wood with nothing to do but prevail until her moment of promise arrived. Jack was a spark of life, a burning ember just awaiting the cue to turn a lonely pyre into a blazing inferno.

He knew as well as she did that she wasn’t shivering because she was cold, but because her body had no other response to being separated from his.

He hesitated. "If you want me to stay, I shall stay.” He reached over and set his hand on hers. "I spend my life traveling this continent. There’s nothing for me to do but walk the land. I was an arrow that flew without destination until I met you. You've given me a purpose again, Lily. I wouldn't walk away from you."

"Forward, my queen, ever forward."

‘Hope stems not from the actions of one seeking power and glory, but from the actions of one whose soul has been promised to the betterment of all.’”