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The Silversmith

Series: The Selvaren
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This slow-burn romantasy debut filled with yearning, tension, and forbidden love will feature an exclusive bonus chapter and foil on the cover. Shadows are closing in... and the fate of the world rests in the hands of a grieving girl who never asked to be chosen.... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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This slow-burn romantasy debut filled with yearning, tension, and forbidden love will feature an exclusive bonus chapter and foil on the cover.

Shadows are closing in... and the fate of the world rests in the hands of a grieving girl who never asked to be chosen.

Still reeling from the mysterious deaths of her father and brother, Ary Gold survives only by sheer will in the icy wilds of the North. But when strangers arrive with stories of long-lost magic, Ary is thrust into a fate far larger than her sorrow.

The realm of Nyrida is under threat. An ancient shadow wielder has risen, determined to plunge the world into corrupted darkness. And only Ary can stop him. They say she has royal blood. That magic runs in her veins. That she is already promised in marriage โ€” to a powerful commander whose army is her only hope of winning the coming war. But her fiercest challenge will not be on the battlefield...

Assigned to shape her into a warrior is a man cloaked in violence and secrets. Cold, arrogant, and maddeningly unreadable, he isn't her betrothed โ€” but he may be her undoing... Ary is powerless to resist the impossible attraction building between them. Will she follow her destiny? Or risk everything for a love as wild and dangerous as the power that's awakening inside her?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781538782170

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 February 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Forever

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 37.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 417g

Pages: 512

About the Author

LJ Claren is a lifelong dreamer, avid reader, and a grateful wife and mother of two. She writes powerful stories about heroines that get up when knocked down and the flawed, beautiful souls that love them. The Silversmith, in the Selvaren series, marks her adult romantasy debut. When she's not writing, you can find her reading or wrangling her husband, cats, and children.

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