Once, long ago, the God of the Day and Goddess of the Night lived in tenuous harmony, but the Goddess seduced her daily counterpart and Night ruled the land; the crops died and life deteriorated under her rule. But her success in putting the Day to sleep resulted in a child: Daunen. Their daughter's pure song woke her father and brought balance into the world. Night and Day agreed that in times of great strife their daughter would return to Lormere as a beacon of hope.
Seventeen-year-old Twylla has lived four years as Daunen Embodied, with her title comes great responsibility: her touch is poison. By the grace of the gods only the royal family can touch the young woman and she is trained as the court's executioner. At the palace Twylla is distanced from the court for her title and her power. She is betrothed to the prince, and is pleased her new destiny has taken her from her mother's place as the next Sin Eater.
But the young woman is isolated, feared, and kept caged to the queen's beck and call. When her guard becomes strangely ill Twylla finds friendship with her one remaining guard: Lief. Lief is from a neighboring country and becomes more than simply a friend to Twylla. Though destined to marry Prince Merek, Twylla finds this new young man who dares to come close and brave her poisoned skin irresistible, even more so when he discovers everything she's lived for the last four years is a lie.
Living in Lormere's spotlight as a feared weapon is not how the Sin Eater's daughter imagined her life at the palace, but with secrets coming out she discovers there may be a way to salvage the life Twylla dreamed of while still protecting the people's hope in Daunen Embodied.
Blending mythology and fantasy The Sin Eater's Daughter is filled with power struggles, death and destruction. Twylla is trapped at the whim of a queen increasingly going mad. With Prince Merek and her guard, Lief, vying for attention Twylla struggles to find balance and a future. Her tale is more appropriate for mature readers with gruesome death and dangerous love triangles.
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