Power was never the danger. Want was.
On Samhain night, with treachery seated beside the throne and the dead stirring beneath the House of Faces, Macha felt him at her back—steady, lethal, far too close. She was meant to hold Ulaid together, not crave the man sworn to protect her. But desire turned every choice into something dangerous.
Ruairi had already crossed death once. Macha was far more dangerous.
Macha stood before him with fire in her eyes while Ulaid cracked apart around her, and every vow he’d sworn strained toward breaking. He was her blade, her shield, the last thing standing between her and the darkness rising through the court. He was never meant to want her like this.
The dead had always spoken to Breda. She never expected them to speak his name.
As the House of Faces began to fracture, the whispers pulled her toward truths long buried within Ulaid—and toward a shadowed man who felt more like a warning than salvation. The dead were no longer content to whisper.
Cian lived with the damage he helped create—and the woman he could not save.
Old magic bound him to grief, guilt, and a past that refused to stay buried. Love had failed them before. It might fail them again.
As Samhain descends, loyalties fracture, the dead grow restless, and Ulaid begins to unravel.
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Hanna Park's Tides of Treachery is a richly imagined fantasy steeped in Celtic mythology, ancient magic, and memorable characters.
From the moment Macha arrives in Ulaid, it is clear that something is deeply wrong within the kingdom. Surrounded by secrets, old prophecies, and dark forces, she finds herself drawn into events far greater than she could have imagined. I quickly became invested in her journey and admired both her courage and determination throughout the novel.
Ruairi was another character who captured my attention. There is a depth to his story that slowly unfolds as the book progresses, and I found myself eager to learn more about him. The relationship between Macha and Ruairi develops naturally against the backdrop of the larger story, and I enjoyed watching their connection grow.
One of the novel's greatest strengths is its atmosphere. Magic permeates every page, but this is not a world where magic is always beautiful. There is darkness here too, and the balance between the two creates a constant sense of tension. I particularly enjoyed the way the story blended moments of wonder with an underlying feeling of danger.
The Celtic mythology woven throughout the novel gives it a distinctive identity and helps bring the world of Ulaid vividly to life. Park clearly has a deep appreciation for the folklore that inspired her story, and that passion shines through.
A captivating blend of fantasy, mythology, romance, and adventure, Tides of Treachery is a book I thoroughly enjoyed and would happily recommend to readers who enjoy folklore-inspired fantasy.
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Hanna Park
I began my writing career in the pre-dawn of a winter morning while my husband snored like a train. We could call my husband the catalyst. If it weren’t for him, I would never have gone to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee, feed the cat, and sit on the loveseat in front of the fire. It was there, in those moments of wondrous quiet, that I did something I had never thought possible. I opened my laptop, and while the coffee went cold, I wrote a story. My husband had no idea that these sojourns to the loveseat in front of the fire would become a daily occurrence, that writing would become an obsession, but the cat knew. She knows everything.
I write stories that make you laugh, make you cry, and make you love. Thank you, friends, for reading!
In the beginning, there was an empty page.
I am a writer who lives in Muskoka, Canada, with a husband who snores, a hungry cat, and an almost perfect canine––he’s an adorable little shit.
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