Darius has been a sidekick forever. Always the best friend,
never the hero. Known throughout the ages by a variety of
names from Merlin to Sancho Panza, Puck to Andvari, Darius
has kept his real identity secret.
Three thousand years ago, he disrespected true love. So, as
punishment, the Fates took away his good looks and forced
him to unite 100 soul mates before he got his looks back. He
just united his 98th and 99th couple. He has one left when
he meets Ariel Summers.
Ariel Summers, a world-famous triathelete, is hiking the
Idaho Wilderness to come to terms with a career-ending
injury. She falls off a cliff, but somehow manages to stop
on a ledge halfway down. But she needs help, and a handsome
man provides it—using magic. She meets Darius in his true
form, which he can revert to once a year—and falls in love
with him.
Or does she? Because Darius’s lifelong enemy, Cupid, lurks
in the woods, and he’s shot an arrow at Ariel. Did it hit?
And does it matter? Because Darius knows Ariel is part of
the final couple he must unite. He can’t bear to unite her
with anyone else. But Darius doesn’t deserve true love. So
he must break Cupid’s spell, find Ariel’s soul mate, and
unite them. Even though he doesn’t want to.