Behind Frosted Eyes (The Shrouded Elements Duology) by Jessa Conche

AN ELEMENTAL ROMANTASY OF FORBIDDEN LOVE BETWEEN A SERVANT AND A PRINCE. Cordelia Wildheart’s memories were taken—and she’ll do anything to get them back. Growing up in an orphanage in the Land of Sand, Cordelia was often told that she’d one day be healed. That the Water Priestesses from ravaged Ilma—the neighbouring Land of Water—would be liberated, their powers restored, and with a single touch of their goddess-blessed hands, her memories would finally return. But hope becomes scarce after the leaders of every other Elemental Land forsake Ilma—including the Hailins, powerful rulers of the Land of Ice and once Ilma’s closest allies. Desperate for answers, Cordelia comes into possession of a key that could open the umbral doorway to the soul-eating seer, an ancient being who might be able to grant her what she seeks…for a hefty price. So when the dangerously handsome Prince Aegir Hailin ices his way into Cordelia’s warm land, bringing with him a web of tempting bargains and whispered promises, her lifelong desires swell, while new, forbidden ones slowly sprout. But can she trust the same man who has abandoned his own people? And so, Cordelia must decide which price she’s most willing to pay—her heart or her soul. Read more