The first installment in its epic trilogy, The Nocturne is a dark fantasy/romance set in medieval France. A tale of forbidden love told from multiple viewpoints, The Nocturne is the story of a young sorcerer, Rainier De Aaradyn, who meets -- and saves -- the love of his life, Annora, only to soon discover powers he never knew he had...dark powers that make it seemingly impossible for them to be together.

In this richly-detailed novel, Rainier must make a choice to either embrace his fate and risk losing his soul...or go against it and risk losing the woman he loves.

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