Raven's Shadow (Raven Duology Book 1) By Patricia Briggs
The City of Colossae was home to arrogant wizards more powerful then any since. One of their experiments unleashed an evil entity that would destroy the world. To contain this evil the wizards sacrificed their city and loved one’s. The descendants of the wizards now travel the world protecting normal people from the Stalker’s evil. Now called Travelers they are persecuted by the people that they are trying to protect. Seraph is a Traveler holder of the Order known as Raven her clan has been killed by plague and her brother burned at the stake. Before she is sold as a slave she is saved by an Ex-soldier called Tier. They marry and have a family allowing Seraph to abandon the burden of her people’s responsibility. Now Tier has disappeared and Seraph must face the secret organisation that is killing Travelers and stealing their Orders and save her husband and the Emperor himself.

I wonder how I have never heard about Patricia Briggs before I saw her books on my Amazon recommendations because her books are fantastic This is the third book of hers I have read and they are impossible to put down. This book is filled with great characters and an interesting story.