The Knight And The Moth by Rachel Gillig

 

Sybil Denning is a Diviner, living in the Cathedral and predicting the future for those who came and paid.  She was found as an orphan and like the other five Diviners agreed to serve for a decade in exchange for a home.  She is known only as Six and she always wears a mask over her eyes.  Her predictions come as she is drowning in the water in the Cathedral and are sent by the ten Omens that rule the land.  

When a new king is crowned, he comes to the Cathedral to find out his future.  Benji is a young king and he comes with protection, specifically his right-hand man and best knight, Roderick.  Six finds Roderick common and crude and oh so handsome and appealing.  When the other diviners start to disappear, one by one, Six agrees to go with Benji and Roderick and his entourage to take back the Omens one by one so that the king will be the real ruler of the land.

Accompanied by her favorite gargoyle who calls everyone Benjamin, the group starts their mission.  Some Omens are easier to collect than others.  Along the way, Six is alternately repelled and attracted to Roderick and he to her.  Soon the attraction between them is undeniable.  Can they find happiness together?

Rachel Gillig is an American author who specializes in dark fantasy.  Her writing is lush and appealing and the inevitable love of the two main characters is handled well after building up suspense.  The end of the book is surprising, leaving the reader more than ready to read the next novel in the series.  This book is recommended for fantasy readers.