New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn, Claire Legrand, delights in this thrilling conclusion to the steamy, lush, and epic Middlemist trilogy, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and A Court of Thorns and Roses.
WAR IS RAGING IN EDYN.
The battered Middlemist can barely hold itself together. Olden monsters terrorize the land. The gods are awakening from their ancient slumber, but if the vengeful Kilraith destroys them, all will be lost. And it's up to the Ashbourne sisters―demigods, daughters of the goddess Kerezen―to stop him.
But the sisters are spread thin. Gemma and Talan travel the world in a desperate search for the gods. In the capital, Farrin and Ryder shelter countless refugees amid roiling unrest. And Mara Ashbourne, bound to the Middlemist and longing for a home she can never return to, is just trying to survive.
Every day is chaos as Mara battles invaders and fights to protect her fellow Roses. The presence of librarian Gareth Fontaine―assigned to aid the Roses' war efforts―doesn't help. Charming, brilliant, far too confident, and annoyingly reverent of the Roses―Mara most of all―he's a distraction Mara can't avoid or afford. Especially since she can see the shadows of Mhorghast brimming underneath his dazzling smile. Shadows of violence and shame that she knows all too well. Shadows that terrify her more than any monster.
As Mara and Gareth search the Old Country for Kilraith's final three curse-anchors, a slow-burning passion born of sorrow and solace sparks between them, one that could finally bring Mara to the very home she longs for…or drive her toward the dark fate she secretly craves, and bring both worlds crashing down alongside her.
The series
In a world gilded with magic and shadowed by secrets, The Middlemist Trilogy dares to unravel the illusion of power and the cost of legacy. Set in a society where divine blessings elevate the elite—and curse those born without them—the trilogy immerses readers in a gothic fantasy landscape where beauty masks rot, and every alliance carries a hidden blade.
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The story opens with Gemma Ashbourne, a sharp-tongued socialite who lacks the magic that defines her powerful family. Her world is one of chandeliers, corseted expectations, and silken lies. But beneath the surface of ballroom whispers and political facades lurks something older—something hungry. When Gemma strikes a pact with a disgraced nobleman to hunt a demon that may hold the key to her family’s ruin, the price she must pay for truth could unravel her mind, her body, and the fragile veneer of her status. Her pain—both physical and psychological—is not romanticized but rendered with stark intimacy, shaping a heroine who is as vulnerable as she is dangerous.
As the series unfolds, shifting focus to other Ashbourne sisters, the stakes climb higher. Each sister’s story expands the world, from the perfumed courts to the haunted borderlands of the Middlemist, a cursed place where lost things whisper back. The trilogy explores generational trauma, the politics of divine favor, and the seductive pull of forbidden magic—all with a lyrical edge that cuts as deeply as the blades its characters so often wield.
Lush with atmosphere and rich in emotional complexity, this fantasy series conjures a world where power is never simple, and survival means facing the darkness—both around and within. For readers drawn to immersive storytelling, morally gray characters, and hauntingly beautiful prose, this is a journey worth surrendering to.
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