Kismet's Gate: The Scarred and The Chosen

Some gates are meant to be opened. Others were sealed for a reason.

Kismet’s Gate is a sweeping fantasy of buried truths, impossible choices, and a medallion that reveals its secrets only through joy. Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, Quicksilver, and The Priory of the Orange Tree, it blends emotional depth with vivid, emotionally honest characters and dialogue, and a world that feels utterly real.

Whispers of Kismarr, the lost city of the Kismets, are stirring once more. Some call it paradise. Others believe it never existed. But the key to finding the path lies in Anara’s blood. No one alive has ever seen Kismarr, but the Kismets remain. Rare and fiercely loyal, they bond for life and pull the strings of fate. They heal, they protect, and in some cases, they kill.

Hunted and hiding behind a false name, Anara wanted only to survive. But in the forge of grief and anger, she became a weapon. When fate tangles her with Jarek, a scarred blacksmith, and Lysara, a centuries-old monk whose gaze cuts deeper than the blades Anara wields so easily, the lines between loyalty, desire, and destiny begin to blur. Jarek stirs a wanting in her. Lysara pulls at something deeper, older, and impossible to name.

Anara may have to choose between them, or risk losing them both.

The medallion calls. The gate awaits. Will she walk through?