She was raised to be beautiful, nothing more. And then the rules changed . . . In icy Dasnaria, rival realm to the Twelve Kingdoms, a womanâs role is to give pleasure, produce heirs, and question nothing. But a plot to overthrow the emperor depends on the fate of his eldest daughter. And the treachery at its heart will change more than one carefully limited life . . . THE GILDED CAGE Princess Jenna has been raised in supreme luxuryâand ignorance. Within the sweet-scented, golden confines of the palace seraglio, sheâs never seen the sun, or a man, or even learned her numbers. But sheâs been schooled enough in the paths to a womanâs power. When her betrothal is announced, sheâs ready to begin the machinations that her mother promises will take Jenna from ornament to queen.
But the man named as Jennaâs husband is no innocent to be cozened or prince to charm. Heâs a monster in human form, and the horrors of life under his thumb are clear within moments of her wedding vows. If Jenna is to live, she must somehow break freeâand for one born to a soft prison, the way to cold, hard freedom will be a dangerous path indeedâŚ
Praise for The Mark of the Tala âMagnificentâŚa richly detailed fantasy world.â âRT Book Reviews, 4½ stars, Top Pick âWell written and swooningly romantic.â âLibrary Journal, starred review
She was raised to be beautiful, nothing more. And then the rules changed . . . In icy Dasnaria, rival realm to the Twelve Kingdoms, a womanâs role is to give pleasure, produce heirs, and question nothing. But a plot to overthrow the emperor depends on the fate of his eldest daughter. And the treachery at its heart will change more than one carefully limited life . . . THE GILDED CAGE Princess Jenna has been raised in supreme luxuryâand ignorance. Within the sweet-scented, golden confines of the palace seraglio, sheâs never seen the sun, or a man, or even learned her numbers. But sheâs been schooled enough in the paths to a womanâs power. When her betrothal is announced, sheâs ready to begin the machinations that her mother promises will take Jenna from ornament to queen.
But the man named as Jennaâs husband is no innocent to be cozened or prince to charm. Heâs a monster in human form, and the horrors of life under his thumb are clear within moments of her wedding vows. If Jenna is to live, she must somehow break freeâand for one born to a soft prison, the way to cold, hard freedom will be a dangerous path indeedâŚ
Praise for The Mark of the Tala âMagnificentâŚa richly detailed fantasy world.â âRT Book Reviews, 4½ stars, Top Pick âWell written and swooningly romantic.â âLibrary Journal, starred review