“ lively adventure full of action, wit, and romance.there’s more than enough originality here to please any fantasy reader.” - Publishers Weekly Definitely an author to watch!” - RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars) “Calling all fans of dragons and Jane Austen! While White stays faithful to most of the classic story’s plot elements, she add hers own twists and turns as Aliza Bentaine’s world grows ever more dangerous.

And soon Aliza realizes the terrible truth: the real war is only beginning. Shadowing the dragonriders is an ancient evil, a harbinger of a dark danger of which the Worm was only a foretaste. When she and Alastair are summoned from their honeymoon by the mysterious Lord Selwyn, they must travel with their dragon Akarra through the Tekari-infested Old Wilds of Arle to answer his call.Īnd they are not alone on this treacherous journey. But rumors are spreading of an unseen monster ravaging the isolated Castle Selwyn on the northern border of the kingdom. The Battle of North Fields is over-or so Aliza Bentaine, now a Daired, fervently wants to believe.

The author of Heartstone once again infuses elements of Jane Austen’s beloved novel with her own brand of magic in this addictive fantasy that brings back sparring lovers Aliza and Alastair: fierce warriors who match wits, charm, and swords as they fight an epic war to save their world. The sequel picks up the charm offensive where the first book left off.” – B&N Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog “White’s 2017 debut, Heartstone, fused epic fantasy with the manners of Jane Austen so perfectly, she basically created a whole new sub-genre.

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