Of Ecstasy and Ash

Eliska Ciernikova is running out of time. Confined to her Little Carpathian village by her poor health and over-protective mother, the apprentice healer longs for independence and passion-two things perpetually out of reach. When the local hedge witch predicts the arrival of a mysterious stranger, Eliska decides to risk everything for the chance to truly live. Albin Pálffy dreads the responsibility of inheriting his father's vineyard estate even more than marrying for political gain-both of...