Gifted (Galvin)

Chiara is one of the Gifted, but what no one knows is that she is one of the rarest; gifted by the God of Death himself. As a child she was sold to the king by her own mother and forced to become a weapon of destruction, cutting down the enemy with brutal precision. But now, something is coming. Something that will tip the balance and there is no one who can stop it. Chiara, who has only ever known betrayal, must look to others for help. But who can she trust, the man whose smile and charm comes so easily, or the man who stood by and watched her be tortured?

Daggers ready. The battle is beginning. Every night I kill and I kill and I kill. And do you know what I do while I'm soaking my hand in blood? I enjoy it. Cursed with a gift from the God of Death, and robbed of every person she has ever loved, Chiara lives only for destruction. Her heart is closed. So when she is summoned by her bitter enemy the new king, Callum, to embark on a life-threatening journey into the godly realm, her answer, of course, is no. No matter that the future of the mortal world is at stake. But Callum is no ordinary enemy. Their hatred stems from passion. She can never forgive what he has done, and yet Chiara's dark soul still craves his. But Gods don't wait for human hearts to heal. War is coming. To save mankind, Chiara and Callum must join forces. When fighting the gods, Chiara is about to learn that it's a fine line between life and death, vengeance and mercy….enemies and lovers.

Daggers drawn. It's time for war. I wouldn't be done until I held the heart of a god in my hand. Chiara is a captive of Vitus, the god of life. He plans to kill her and in doing so shatter the barrier between the godly and mortal realms. If he succeeds then everything Chiara knows and loves will be destroyed. More than that, she will lose Callum. The daughter of death, Chiara has only known darkness. She is a monster. A weapon. A killing machine. And – if she can escape Vitus – the mortal realm's only hope. But even hope might not be enough when it comes to war with the gods. For Chiara and Callum to win, Vitus must die and only a god can truly kill a god. It seems nothing can save them, except perhaps death itself…