Maria V. Snyder 
Taste Of Darkness 

‚A compelling new fantasy series.‘- SFX on Sea Glass’Snyder delivers another excellent adventure.‘ – Publishers Weekly’Spellbinding romantic adventure that will leave readers salivating for the next book in the series.‘-USA Today on Touch of Power-USA TODAYTHE FINAL BATTLE BEGINS…Powerful healer Avry knows hardship and trouble. She fought a plague and survived. She took on corrupt King Tohon and defeated him. But now her true love, Kerrick, is missing and Avry fears he’s gone forever.Yet she faces a more immediate – and deadly – threat. The Skeleton King plots to claim the Fifteen Realms for his own.With the territories‘ armies in disarray and the dead not staying dead, Avry’s powers are needed now more than ever.Torn between love and loyalty, she must choose her path carefully. For the future of Avry’s world depends on her decision…