Flight of the Raven by Morgan Busse

Book 2 of Ravenwood Trilogy

Summary:

Selene Ravenwood, once the heir to House Ravenwood, is now an exile. On the run and free of her family's destiny, Selene hopes to find the real reason her family was given the gift of dreamwalking. But first she must adapt to her new life as wife to Lord Damien Maris, the man she was originally assigned to kill.

While adjusting to her marriage and her home in the north, her power over dreams begins to grow. As the strongest dreamwalker to exist in ages, her expanding power attracts not only nightmares but the attention of the Dark Lady herself.

With a war looming on the horizon and a wicked being after her gift, Selene is faced with a choice: embrace the Dark Lady's offer, or search out the one who gave her the gift of dreamwalking. One path offers power, the other offers freedom. But time is running out, and soon her choice will be made for her.

Opening Lines:

Dark. So dark.

Selene shivered and pulled her cloak and hood closer around her shoulders. her clothes were still damp from crossing the Hyr River, and the cold wind did not help. The trees that lined Trader's Road appeared like bony fingers reaching up toward the darkening sky.  Twilight slipped across the road, blending the forest edge with the dirt path. Up above, streaks of red split the sky, as if some large animal had torn open the heavens.