THE BLADE THAT REMEMBERS
BLURB:
Elara Thornwood spent her life obsessed with ancient weapons—until one of her own swords killed her in a freak accident orchestrated by those she trusted most. She awakens not in heaven or hell, but trapped inside the very blade that took her life: the legendary Blade of Remembrance, said to grant its wielder ultimate power.
But this isn't her world anymore. She's been reborn in a different timeline where magic exists, dynasties war for supremacy, and her former collection now represents artifacts of immense supernatural power scattered across kingdoms.
Imprisoned in a sacred cave for three hundred years, Elara can only watch, wait, and remember her betrayal. She has consciousness but no body, voice but no one to hear her, and a burning need for vengeance she cannot act upon—until HE arrives.
Darian Stormhaven, the disgraced Crown Prince stripped of his title after his fiancée's public betrayal with his own brother, stumbles into the forbidden cave while fleeing assassins. Desperate and broken, he reaches for the black sword with the crimson edge—and Elara finally has her chance.
But the soul-bond between sword and wielder goes both ways. Elara can see Darian's memories, feel his pain, and access his thoughts. Worse—he can hear her voice, something no wielder in history has ever experienced. Their connection violates every law of magic.
As Darian rises from disgrace to reclaim his throne using Elara's power, she discovers three terrifying truths: First, the people who killed her exist in this timeline and are hunting for her blade. Second, Darian's treacherous brother possesses another weapon from her collection—one she knows intimately. Third, the more Darian uses her power, the more human she becomes... but at a cost that could destroy them both.
When Elara's original body appears in this timeline—alive, whole, and with no memory of ever being a sword—she must choose between reclaiming her humanity or remaining the weapon that the man she's falling for desperately needs to survive.
Because the greatest betrayal isn't the one she remembers. It's the one she's about to commit.
SETTING: The Empire of Aethermoor—a realm where ancient magic flows through sacred weapons, noble houses scheme for the throne, and the boundary between the living and the dead is thinner than anyone knows. Primary locations: The Forbidden Cave of Echoes, the Imperial Capital of Goldspire, and the Shadow Court where exiled royals plot their return.
