Quicksilver (Saga Alquimia & Fae, 1)

Young Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about her powers or that she's spent her entire life stealing to survive and pilfering from the storehouses of the Undying Queen. In a land of unforgiving deserts, there are few things a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water. However, every secret is like a knot: sooner or later, it's destined to come undone. When Saeris comes face to face with Death incarnate, she unwittingly opens a portal between realms that transports her to a land of ice and snow. The fae have always belonged to the realm of legends, myths, nightmares… but it turns out they are real. And Saeris has landed in the middle of a conflict that has been raging for centuries. A conflict that could cost her her life. Saeris, the first of her kind to set foot in the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, mistakenly seals a pact with Kingfisher, a handsome fae warrior with his own secrets and wicked plans. Kingfisher is willing to use Saeris's alchemical magic to protect his people, no matter the price… or who has to pay it. Death incarnate has a name: Kingfisher of Ajun Gate. He is a warrior with a murky past and a foul temper. But he is also Saeris's only way home. Be careful what pacts you make, my dear child. The devil is in the details…