Showing results for "Promised" in Fantasy

When thief Ember Hart saves a maiden from a murderous secret society, she finds herself sacrificed in the girl’s place. Anointed ‘the Promised One’, Ember’s prophesised arrival sets her on the path to an unholy union with the kingdom’s beastly prince, but she has no intention of being a sacrificial lamb – at least, not again – so when Rhaell, the gruff captain of the guards, proposes an alliance to restore the kingdom’s lost magic and then use it to send Ember home, she readily agrees.

Claim the hand that wears the ring, and the empire falls. Conri, former Crown Prince of Oriel, claimed the hand that wears the Abiding Ring, but the prophecy remains unfulfilled. Queen Euthalia of Calanthe returned to her island kingdom, but broken in mind and body. With the blood of war unleashing ancient terrors, Calanthe isn't the haven it once was. Lia must use her magical bond with Calanthe to save their people while Con fights to hold off the vengeful Emperor Anure and his wizards. Con and Lia will have to trust in each other - and in love - to fend off ultimate disaster.

My life has never been normal. Raised by a survivalist, taught how to endure anything, I've learned to rely on myself. To keep my head down—to mind my own business. That all changes when I hear the screams. There, in that filthy alley, I thought I was pulling Emmeline out of the darkness and toward safety, but it turns out, she was pulling me in. My new friend's world collides with my own, and they couldn't be more different. Where I spend my days alone, she rarely can. Not with four brooding brothers hellbent on her protection, watching over her every move.