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An enemy kingdom. A powerful prince. And an Academy for mages.
To stay alive, Verene will have to uncover her hidden power.
Verene is a disappointment to her entire kingdom - the first royal ever born without power, despite her mother being the most powerful mage in history. So when she's sent to the Academy in neighboring Kallorway to forge ties with her people's traditional enemies, she's determined to succeed and prove she can still be of value...
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Two sisters. Two seeds of power. One Mage's Guild, and an unprecedented new power-but which sister does it belong to? Cadence and her sister possess the seeds of glory and ruin-or so their father always insisted. Cadence never understood what he meant until Airlie's seed of power is activated, turning her into the most powerful mage in generations. Despite knowing it must mean her own dormant seed is much more malevolent, Cadence is swept away to...
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With the borders breaking down, and their friends in the settlement in deadly danger, Cadence and Airlie need to act fast. Instead they're caught up in politics where torn allegiances threaten their freedom. But the greatest danger lies across the border in the fallen kingdom. The threat of the General still looms large, and the wild power is far beyond the control of any one person. After a lifetime of deception, the sisters are still discovering...
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The wild power is getting stronger and ignoring it won't be possible for much longer. Cadence is willing to sacrifice herself if it will save them all, but Airlie and Zeke are determined to find another way. Drawn to the Hidden City, Cadence and Airlie are swept into the cutthroat terrain of nomad politics. Tribe Nicabar hope to seize the throne, but Annora's secrets threaten everything-including the sisters. But while the twisted vines that connect...
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A royal tour. A hidden settlement. A deadly new power. Cadence just wants to help Airlie. Instead she's trapped in a double life at the Guild. And with nomad delegations arriving for a royal tour, everything is only growing more complicated. As the threat from both the raiders and the fallen kingdom grows, Cadence and Zeke's charade is stretched to breaking point as they fight for their friends. But how can Cadence keep everyone safe when she's growing...
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Delphine possesses great power-too much power for the daughter of farmers. The Mage's Guild would eagerly take her, but she wants nothing to do with its arrogant and self-centered members. That is, until her friend is abducted in front of her. Now Delphine needs her power, but to access it, she'll have to apprentice herself to a traveling master. Amara is willing to take Delphine, but Delphine has a secret-one that will cripple her apprenticeship...
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The second set of interconnected stand-alone fairy tale retellings from the Four Kingdoms series
Book 3-The Princess Pact: A Twist on Rumpelstiltskin: Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the center of her whole life-a single pact that changes everything.
Novella 3.5-A Midwinter's Wedding: A Retelling of The Frog Prince:...
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Cassie knows she was made for more than a life buried away in her uncle's remote forest estate. Eager to meet the great spymaster, Aurora, she jumps at the chance to travel to her distant kingdom. But meeting Aurora isn't enough - Cassie wants to prove her worth. So, when she's presented with an opportunity to gather intelligence, she acts. When her plans go awry, Cassie finds herself living on the streets in a distant city. But, despite the failure...
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**Two sisters. Two seeds of power. One Mage's Guild, and an unprecedented new power-but which sister does it belong to?** Cadence and her sister possess the seeds of glory and ruin-or so their father always insisted. Cadence never understood what he meant until Airlie's seed of power is activated, turning her into the most powerful mage in generations. Despite knowing it must mean her own dormant seed is much more malevolent, Cadence is swept away...
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Spinning straw into gold was only the beginning of the story . . .
Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the center of her whole life-a single pact that changes everything.
Throwing off convention, she joins Rafe, a handsome, charming newcomer, on a quest to save her kingdom. Except he doesn't know she has a mission of...
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An unexpected gift from her godmother will give Celine enough fire to take on an entire kingdom of snow and ice. But first she needs to melt one frozen prince.
Rumors have long swirled about the strange kingdom of Eldon. The only thing more frozen than its mountains are the inhabitants themselves. But Princess Celine has never backed away from a challenge, so she eagerly accepts an invitation to visit.
Yet the situation in Eldon is even worse than...
12) Voice of Power
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In Elena's world words have power over life and death-but none more so than hers.
As the daughter of shopkeepers, Elena has always known that the mysteries of reading and writing are closed to her. Only the mageborn can risk harnessing the power unleashed from putting pen to paper. Until Elena discovers an impossible new ability and joins the elite ranks of the mages.
But with the kingdom at war, the authorities can't agree if Elena is an asset,...
13) Voice of Command
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Elena has found the power in her voice-now she must decide how to use it
Finally accepted as a mage, Elena struggles with her commonborn roots. And when disaster strikes the kingdom, she can't shrug off the death toll as the mageborn have always done. Yet the limitations of her spoken magic hold her back-both in saving lives among the people and in competitions in the Academy's arena.
In desperation she turns to an unlikely source of assistance-Prince...
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Princess Giselle is excited to be leading her first royal delegation-until everything goes wrong before they even reach their destination. With her rank and authority stripped away and her people scattered, she's left with nothing but a gaggle of geese. Giselle is determined to prove herself a true princess-in action as well as in name. But to do so she must uncover a conspiracy that threatens far more than her own future. With her life in danger...
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The first three interconnected stand-alone fairy tale retellings from the Four Kingdoms series
Book 1-The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea: This retelling of the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea reimagines the risks and rewards that come when one royal family goes searching for a true princess.
Book 2-The Princess Fugitive: A Reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood: In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale...
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Verene and Darius should be celebrating their greatest triumph, but instead they're left with heavy responsibilities and too many questions. As they dig deeper for the truth, they discover a threat beyond any they could have imagined.
With enemies both within and without, even the Academy isn't a safe haven from the looming threat. Verene is ready to use her new powers to defend everything she loves, but she can't stand alone.
If she and Darius...
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Daria has spent her whole life caring for others. So when she's rescued by traveling merchants while fleeing for her life, she's more than happy to work for them in return for her safety. But danger follows her, as does Prince Percy. Daria thought she'd left the complications of balls and royalty behind her, but she can't hide as a servant forever--not when whole kingdoms are in peril. As the threat grows, so do the risks Daria is willing to take....
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Snow has always lived under the shadow of her cruel stepmother, with only her beloved father and her childhood friend-the huntsman, Alexander-to make life bearable. When her father dies, she should be crowned queen, but instead she finds herself fleeing for her life. With no allies, no skills, and no food, her future could be over before it has truly begun.
But there's more at stake than just one life. If Snow can't claim her throne, her kingdom...
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Exiled from her old life as the daughter of a vizier, Zaria still grieves the lost friends of her childhood. She's grown accustomed to her new role as a servant, though-up until the day she stumbles on the fabled lost cave of treasures. The wealth inside is enough to transform anyone's life, but Zaria isn't the first to find it. A gang of cutthroat thieves got there first, and their behavior makes Zaria question everything she sees. With an unknown...
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Danger and romance await a woodcutter's daughter in a royal palace.
One dark and stormy night, lost and alone, Alyssa finds herself knocking on the door of a castle. After a lifetime spent in the deep forest, Alyssa has no idea what to expect on the other side.
What she finds is two unruly young princesses and one very handsome prince. When Alyssa accepts the job of Princess Companion she knows her life will change. What she doesn't know is that...
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