For her entire life, Melanie has hidden the fact that Ann is a shape-shifter.

Melanie Landon and her half-sister share a unique bond. And as the deadly nature of the court is revealed, Corene must rely on both her new allies and Foley’s unwavering protection-for the game she has entered is far more perilous than she ever imagined… The visiting princesses are more hostages than guests. But behind Malinqua’s beautiful facade lie many secrets. Unaccustomed to being anyone’s friend, Corene is surprised to find companionship among her fellow competitors. But Corene is not the only foreign princess in search of a crown. Only circumstances changed, leaving fiery Corene with nothing to show for a life spent playing the game of court intrigue-until a chance arises to become the ruler of a nearby country.Īfter stowing away on a ship bound for Malinqua with her loyal bodyguard, Foley, Corene must try to win the throne by making a play to marry one of the empress’s three nephews. Soon Leah learns that everyone-her regent, her lover, and even her daughter-have secrets that could save the nation, but might very well break her heart.The national bestselling author of Troubled Waters and Royal Airs returns to her Elemental Blessings series with the story of a young princess who will need more than blessings to survive in a kingdom where everyone will do whatever it takes to claim the throne…Īs one of the four princesses of Welce, Corene always thought she might one day become queen.

Leah is simultaneously thrilled, terrified, hopeful, moved, and almost undone as she slowly attempts to become part of her daughter’s life.īut when the regent asks her to spy on ambassadors from a visiting nation, she develops a dangerous friendship with a foreign woman and finds herself falling in love with a man from her past. Leah finds she enjoys the challenges of opening a shop catering to foreign visitors, especially since it affords her the opportunity to get to know Mally, the child she abandoned five years ago. Leah is reluctant to take on a new assignment, but Darien has dangled the perfect lure to draw her in. But she can scarcely catch her breath before she is summoned to meet with the regent, Darien Serlast, the man who made her a spy. Leah Frothen has returned home to rebuild the life she’s avoided for years.

In the latest novel in Sharon Shinn’s Elemental Blessings series, a woman is confronted with the past she left behind-and an uncertain future.

FROM THE NATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JEWELED FIRE

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