Aurora Pavan comes from one of the oldest Stormling families in existence. Long ago, the ungifted pledged fealty and service to her family in exchange for safe haven, and a kingdom was carved out from the wildlands and sustained by magic capable of repelling the worlds deadliest foes. As the sole heir of Pavan, Auroras been groomed to be the perfect queen. Shes intelligent and brave and honorable. But shes yet to show any trace of the magic shell need to protect her people.

To keep her secret and save her crown, Auroras mother arranges for her to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom. At first, the prince seems like the perfect solution to all her problems. Hell guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe. But the more secrets Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. When she dons a disguise and sneaks out of the palace one night to spy on him, she stumbles upon a black market dealing in the very thing she lacksstorm magic. And the people selling it? Theyre not Stormlings. Theyre storm hunters.

Legend says that her ancestors first gained their magic by facing a storm and stealing part of its essence. And when a handsome young storm hunter reveals he was born without magic, but possesses it now, Aurora realizes theres a third option for her future besides ruin or marriage.

She might not have magic now, but she can steal it if shes brave enough.

Challenge a tempest. Survive it. And you become its master.