Death and Time are ancient brothers. Time is nothing without Death, and Death is nothing without Time.
Eighteen-year-old Malina Allaway swore off marriage when she became her family’s only hope for survival after her father was injured during the Clan Wars. She spends her days tending to the family farm while, during the nights, she visits those who call on her for aid in the only way she can, with a rare gift that allows her to step into another’s memories, triggered by music.
Some say it's a gift from the gods. Others claim it’s a curse. She doesn’t know what to believe.
So, when a pretentious and annoyingly beautiful man coaxes her into a dance, she doesn’t realize it was all an act to discover who she really is. The steward of the Tempus Guild appears at her door the following day to declare her ascension as the newest Keyholder, and she’s to marry the eldest son of the Blacklock clan. Immediately.
At risk of the family she fought so hard to care for become destitute upon her refusal, she’s forced to leave the Lowlands and is swept away into the distinguished territory of the Highlands, where she finds more than she bargains for. Death and darkness await her at every turn while rumors of the risen Harbinger spread. She’s torn between escaping her new life and the growing desires in her heart for not just one but two mysterious men, but she just might break from the pressure of the rising forces set against her before she has a chance to declare her true feelings.
For fans of closed-door, slow-burn romance, forced proximity, love triangle, a unique magic system, meddling gods, epic violence, and so much more!
The Keyholder of Time is the first book in the captivating and heart-pounding romantic fantasy series The Tempus Guild.
The threads of the prophecy are changing.
Malina's story continues in this heart-pounding and epic adventure in The Tempus Guild series by Charity F Nelson.
Malina Allaway is the Keyholder and has restored the Key to the guild, becoming its fated protector. The weight of such power lies heavy on her shoulders, and she questions her ability to handle the responsibility. Although she's far from alone as friends and the most unlikely of allies stand by her side.
Derek Blacklock's sudden disappearance and her deadly encounter with the god of Death shattered her belief that such gods never existed. She's introduced to realms beyond her own, stretching her perception of Time and Fate in dangerous ways.
The game of twisted lies and who she can trust becomes increasingly complicated. Intentions of the heart are revealed, while some truths will almost be too difficult to accept. Darkness finds her on all sides until there isn't anywhere she can hide.
Soon, she will have to take matters into her own hands to protect the ones she loves—and maybe the entire Isle itself—or risk its impending doom.
For fans of closed-door, slow-burn romance, forced proximity, love triangle, a unique magic system, meddling gods, epic violence and adventure, and so much more!
Red is a god's favorite color.
In this prequel to The Keyholder of Time of the Tempus Guild series, we look through the eyes of the revered god of Time, Fereydoun, and how fate and a forbidden love steered him on a path leading to his downfall.
"I thought it was me who had claimed her at last, but it had, in fact, been her."