


Sure to please anyone who grew up loving tales of princesses.”-Emily Lloyd-Jones, author of The Bone Houses “An action-packed adventure with a fierce heroine that is sure to enthrall! Sarah Henning has created a fantasy narrative that weaves together love and betrayal, pirates and swordplay. There’s something for everyone in this book.”-Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of The Sky in the Deep “Everything we love about YA fantasy, complete with first love, sweeping adventure, and a fierce heroine who holds her own. And nothing will stop her from saving her true love. But Amarande was raised to be a warrior, not a sacrifice.

To force her hand, her beloved, the stableboy Luca, is kidnapped. When her father dies, Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: marry the leader of a neighboring kingdom, or lose her crown-and possibly her life.
