The Plains of Kallanash — Pauline M. Ross

A stand-alone epic fantasy set in the Brightmoon world…

What happens when you stop fighting an endless war and start asking why?

It's not easy being the junior wife.
Mia's only dream is to catch the eye of the dashing lead husband, and her sister's unexpected death gives her the chance at last. But was it just a tragic accident? Mia wants to find out, but asking questions can be a deadly mistake.

It's not easy being the junior husband.
For years, Hurst has longed to test his sword against the barbarians in the wilderness outside his orderly world, longed to take the lead, longed for Mia. When she's taken from him, Hurst will risk everything to save her, even if it means taking up his sword against the barbarians, his own people, and the gods themselves. And that's when they discover what their world is really like, and who they're really fighting.

Yet there's one secret they don't expect to uncover: because everyone knows there's no such thing as magic, right?