<p><strong>A self-reliant wyvern shifter. An extroverted ice elf. A deadly curse.</strong></p><p>Wyvern shifter Zidra and ice elf Kyrundar are members of a sacred order of elite warriors-and, according to Zidra, bitter rivals. While she seeks to prove she's the best without aid, Kyrundar believes their friendly competition makes them ideal partners.</p><p>Then Kyrundar follows Zidra into a trap, and his distraction costs her everything.</p><p>When Zidra is struck by a lethal ice curse, only ice magic can save her. Yet Kyrundar can't remove the curse, and as long as the curse is affecting Zidra, she can't shift. Worse, a side effect of his aid is a heartbond neither of them wants.</p><p>Despite years of misunderstandings and recent resentments, they will have to cooperate to survive assassins and find a reclusive healer who can destroy the curse and the magical bond.</p><p>But if they discover the accidental heartbond isn't a catastrophe after all, will either of them have the courage to admit it?</p><p></p><p><em>Ties of Frost</em> is book 7 in Tethered Hearts, a multi-author series of no spice fantasy romances. Each standalone story features a magical bond that forces the couple to discover how much they're willing to sacrifice for the sake of love.</p>