W’starrah Altieri can easily see the future, ranks high in her chapel, and is without query the most amazing female in the North Mark. But the prophecy she knows to become accurate will either break her heart, destroy her house or end her existence.In 2002 ADR, the jewel from the southern empire is the city of Cryssigens, where life is an unending carnival of display, while intrigue brews beneath the surface. Nobles, guilds and House Cups plan with and against each other, even in the best of that time period. But civil about Perilous Embraces war stripped the city of its Overlord, and today factions emerge daring all in a bid to succeed to the throne.One of the leading lights of Cryssigensian culture is W’starrah Altieri, the Lavender Lady, high-ranking priestess of the sect of Argens Stargazer; while some see just her stunning beauty her eye are filled with foreknowledge into the future. She willingly risks life and popularity to save her town, but juggling visions, competitors, suitors and the occasional assassin pushes the real world additional from her grasp. Who could expect that in the midst of this she would meet the guaranteed love of her lifestyle, or foresee that he too is doomed? “Perilous Embraces” may be the third tale in the Shards of Light saga set in the Lands of Wish. It is highly recommended that you browse the preceding novels “The Ring and the Flag” and “Fencing Popularity” first.