Book One of the Iron Rose WarsIn the cold, wind-lashed village of Windmere, the huntress Safiya dreams of peace. But peace dies in blood.On the night of her wedding, Red Rose soldiers storm her home, leaving her love slain and her world in flames. Fleeing into the haunted wilds, Safiya stumbles upon the Grove-a sentient forest where ancient magic festers-and a band of warrior women known as the White Sisterhood.But something dark blooms beneath her skin. A mark in the shape of a rose begins to pulse. Whispers follow her. The dead take notice.Now hunted, changed, and grieving, Safiya must choose: remain a girl in mourning-or become the weapon the Grove demands.This is the beginning of a gothic fantasy epic where sisterhood is sacred, blood is prophecy, and roses do more than bleed-they command.